Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

3 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

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