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lovelybibliomanic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The story follows an elderly man (in his 80s), named Eddie, around his day to day life as a maintenance worker at a amusement park on a pier. He is a well known figure at the pier, and many know him based on his longevity at the park. One day Eddie finds himself watching in horror as one of the rides malfunctions and a little girl is in grave danger. The last thing Eddie remembers from before he "wakes up" is that he had leapt to save the little girl and then nothing except a feeling of complete dread for the little girl and her well-being.
We then follow Eddie through a journey of 5 significant events that made Eddie who he is with The five people he met in heaven. Some of the people he knew, and some of them he had known of but did not personally know. We learn all of the lessons that Eddie taught himself through life due to these instances, as well as, what he could and maybe should have learned. He also learns of the fate of the little girl that he had attempted to save. Did she live or die? Only one of the five people he met could give him that answer.
Although, I am not religious, and I don't necessarily believe in heaven I thought that this book was still really good. I think that if you go into the read with an open mind a lot can be appreciated about this book. Lessons learned could be taken both religious and nonreligious and I really respected that.
I would advise other readers to be mindful of the content of this book and some trigger warnings that come to mind.
Graphic: War, Child death, Death, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Murder
Minor: Gore
sweetandspicy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Car accident, Child death, and Sexual assault
kiwialexa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Chronic illness, War, Child abuse, Gore, Terminal illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
sarastwilight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Sexual assault
angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
(Brb while I go and give the author's other books a shot :D *disappears*)
Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Violence, Terminal illness, Death of parent, War, Child death, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, and Gun violence
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Infertility
vanessagrausam's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Grief, and War
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Infertility
marisabenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death and Grief
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Cancer, Alcoholism, War, and Infertility
samburkhouse's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Violence, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Medical content
Minor: Mental illness, Infertility, and Car accident
honeyvoiced's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, War, Cancer, Child abuse, and Death
Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual harassment
Minor: Vomit
tiphtap's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Violence, War, Child death, and Torture
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcoholism
Minor: Sexual assault