Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

9 reviews

deathmetalheron's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

This book is definitely kind of hokey and kitschy but I think it really rises above it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Child death

Minor: War

The author is devoutly Christian and it is a religious book but the religious themes are very universal and can apply to many different faiths.

caroline_peacock's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Grief, War, Child abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Medical content, Cancer, and Body shaming

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

peeguzzler's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.5

It’s not my favorite book, maybe something you’d read in a high school english class. It was easy to read and understand. Really short, which is good for a quick read to get you out of a reading slump. I would definitely recommend this to an older reader, maybe. Something for them to look forward to when they die, I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gore, and War

Moderate: Cancer and Car accident

samburkhouse's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

dlsmk's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

jacobs's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Cancer, and Car accident

someonelikeblue's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Excrement, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Body shaming, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, Chronic illness, Ableism, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, Fatphobia, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Infertility

gameoftomes's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

2.5

I don’t know how to rate this book. The ending is very well done and emotional. What the author was trying to say with the book is intriguing and meaningful, but excluding the ending, I don’t think he pulled it off. Especially the lesson with the 3rd person. I do not feel that the text showcases what the author was trying to convey. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, War, Child death, Infertility, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

minapaige's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Infertility