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The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

10 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

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

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

cheyneflynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

A great follow up for its predecessor, I loved the connections but the original will always be held tightly to my heart. Maybe time has fogged my memory but there were more mentions of god, which is fine I just have varying views. It was beautiful though, pairing the storyline’s and the connections. Someone did say trauma porn in the reviews here and I kinda agree.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Bullying, Grief, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

allyordyna's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

4.75

This struck me as very true. An amazing sequel that *also* ripped up my heart and sewed it back together a little kinder, with more understanding of life, eternity, and divinity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, and War

rosage's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

i SOBBED. absolutely stunning! i love mitch albom and the five people you meet in heaven is one of my favorite books. this book is so emotional and helped me process a lot of grief i’d been tucking in a drawer to deal with later. absolutely amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Miscarriage, Car accident, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

minapaige's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death