Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

20 reviews

gillthequill's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

3.0

 This was a quick but inoffensive book. Did the original need a sequel? Not really no. Was this as good as the first book? Not really no. But it was still well written, still had a similar structure, and good themes, but I felt it was nowhere near as impactful as the first book, near as imaginative as the first book (the heavens felt much more creative in the first book) and I felt the messages were stronger in the first book. If you liked the first book, this will be a quick, easy read that just doesn't quite live up to the original. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

ellaticonstellation's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love this, too! A healing story about life after death. The lessons are inspiring, but the one that hit me was about Cleo, Annie's dog. My family recently lost our dog of over a decade, and I couldn't stop thinking about him while reading about Cleo. I hope you're in a better place, little buddy. I'm actually glad that she survived the accident because her life wasn't over yet. I love the resolution, too. What I love most about this series is that it' s truly emotional and reflective. We look at the after life in a different light which was super interesting for me. Anyway, I'm so inspired after this story. Thank you, Mitch✨ I'll surely read your other books❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Animal death, Cancer, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, and War

lay_kone's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, War, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Cancer

tita_loves_literature's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

tiphtap's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

fictionalsarah's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Pregnancy

gabydoesgrowth's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, and War

jocy_'s review against another edition

hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

It's the sequel to "The five people you meet in heaven".

It follows the little girl Eddie saved on the pier.

The main character has a lot of challenges in her life and after death a lot of it is explained with the other person's perspective. It has a beautiful twist ending and the story is really beautifully told.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Toxic relationship

cc_shelflove's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Don’t get me wrong, the first book was good. But this book? THIS BOOK? I am not okay!!!! This might be the most beautiful novel I have ever read. I cried while reading it and I want to cry again just thinking about Annie’s story, especially the second and fifth people she meets in heaven. I don’t know if I’ll ever recover from this one. Just wow. I would highly recommend reading this book immediately after the first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness

micaelamariem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

Short but powerful book that follows Annie, the girl Eddie saved in the first book. It was heartbreaking at times and altogether bittersweet as we learned with Annie what “mistakes” mean and how we are connected to others and across lifespans. Bad note: I am now afraid of hot air balloons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Confinement, Bullying, Death, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Gun violence, Alcohol, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury