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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
A good, short book and nice sequel to [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]. For a 15 year gap between books, the author did pretty good. I read the previous book just recent enough to be familiar with the story still. More books need to be written on the subject of death and dying. Our culture is so in denial about Death (or maybe ignorant to the Afterlife) that we're prolonging, unnecessarily long, our lives so we just suffer needlessly while being kept alive by medication.
"Annie makes a mistake." Seemed like the author was subconsciously pushing this theme. I would like a follow up book now to talk about Annie's life, The author could really make a ton of spin offs from all the characters that are interconnected.
Good quotes:
"We think that by having secrets we're controlling things but in reality they're controlling us." YES. I hate secrets. (Think of Finnick O'Dair as you pronounce 'secrets'.)
"Sometimes we need to tell people that we've forgiven them, not because they need to hear it but we need to hear it."
"The wrongs we do open doors to do right."
"Losing a child is a feeling of being utterly full and utterly vacant." I don't want to lose a child, much less a spouse. That'd be the worst.
"All endings are also beginnings."
"Annie makes a mistake." Seemed like the author was subconsciously pushing this theme. I would like a follow up book now to talk about Annie's life,
Spoiler
since she didn't die after all. Or her husband's five people that he mt in Heaven after he died.Good quotes:
"We think that by having secrets we're controlling things but in reality they're controlling us." YES. I hate secrets. (Think of Finnick O'Dair as you pronounce 'secrets'.)
"Sometimes we need to tell people that we've forgiven them, not because they need to hear it but we need to hear it."
"The wrongs we do open doors to do right."
"Losing a child is a feeling of being utterly full and utterly vacant." I don't want to lose a child, much less a spouse. That'd be the worst.
"All endings are also beginnings."
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
“But all endings are also beginnings.”
Easy to read, this was a really cute book. I read the Five People You Meet in Heaven freshmen year when I was 13, and figured I’d give the sequel a shot. I was not disappointed! It’s almost exactly what I would have imagined, with some sweet twists tying it neatly together.
It’s definitely a little Christian-y at times, but not so much so that you can’t ignore it. Personally, I liked this one more than it’s predecessor.
Easy to read, this was a really cute book. I read the Five People You Meet in Heaven freshmen year when I was 13, and figured I’d give the sequel a shot. I was not disappointed! It’s almost exactly what I would have imagined, with some sweet twists tying it neatly together.
It’s definitely a little Christian-y at times, but not so much so that you can’t ignore it. Personally, I liked this one more than it’s predecessor.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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