A review by emmacb
The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

5.0

This book made me cry in public. Three times. The only bit that put me off a little was slightly ethically dodgy moment of what basically adds up to excusing an attempted rape with the third person. However, I can acknowledge that the opinions voiced by that third person are probably consistent with how the incident would have been viewed in her time, and since the title character is appropriately indignant it did not entirely overshadow the story for me!
Overall, a beautiful story which takes a rich dive into the lives of its characters, especially the main character Eddie, and shows off the invisible connections between different lives.