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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I flew through this one whenever I had a chance to read it. Annie's story is a heartbreaking but lovely addition to Eddie's and her emotional journey really packs a punch.
It did all seem to tie together a bit too neatly, and I'm not sure it has the same emotional arc as the first book, but I still enjoyed it.
It did all seem to tie together a bit too neatly, and I'm not sure it has the same emotional arc as the first book, but I still enjoyed it.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After waiting so long to hear Annie's story and what Eddie had to say to her about it... I'm a little disappointed. (Obviously not enough to give this a lower rating, but still.)
Mitch Albom's writing was still beautiful, although a little awkward at times for whatever reason.
I just feel like I missed something. Annie's story feels strange, too similar and yet too unfamiliar. Some lines feel as though they were airlifted straight out of [b:The Five People You Meet in Heaven|3431|The Five People You Meet in Heaven|Mitch Albom|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388200541s/3431.jpg|2561472]. And yet other lines feel like the rushed, less carefully crafted summaries of the first book.
Not to mention that I was so looking forward to seeing Eddie and I felt pretty disappointed with most of his chapter. I wanted wisdom from someone who feels like an old friend. Instead, I got the fast-forward of Eddie's story, which I could just read again on my own.
In essence, this feels like the same story. I feel I learned the same lessons in eerily similar ways. I still cried like a baby though, so there's that.
"Did you ever think about getting a moment back?" Lorraine asked, as she watched alongside her daughter. "A moment where you can't believe how unimportant what you were doing was, and how critical the thing you missed would be?"
Mitch Albom's writing was still beautiful, although a little awkward at times for whatever reason.
I just feel like I missed something. Annie's story feels strange, too similar and yet too unfamiliar. Some lines feel as though they were airlifted straight out of [b:The Five People You Meet in Heaven|3431|The Five People You Meet in Heaven|Mitch Albom|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388200541s/3431.jpg|2561472]. And yet other lines feel like the rushed, less carefully crafted summaries of the first book.
Not to mention that I was so looking forward to seeing Eddie and I felt pretty disappointed with most of his chapter. I wanted wisdom from someone who feels like an old friend. Instead, I got the fast-forward of Eddie's story, which I could just read again on my own.
In essence, this feels like the same story. I feel I learned the same lessons in eerily similar ways. I still cried like a baby though, so there's that.
hopeful
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rating: 4/5
Real tearjerker. Mitch Albom successfully builds upon the foundations set in the first book to make this follow-up hit harder emotionally due to how personal it all felt in more ways than one. Heals the soul.
Real tearjerker. Mitch Albom successfully builds upon the foundations set in the first book to make this follow-up hit harder emotionally due to how personal it all felt in more ways than one. Heals the soul.