The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (2003, Hardcover)

Not being a very religious person, I had my doubts about this book. You can enjoy it even if you are not religious yourself.
This book is more about our relationships with others than it is with any deities. It reminds you of how every decision and every action has an impact, sometimes much larger than you can imagine.
Overall, it will leave you with the feeling that you ARE important no matter who you are.

I found this book on the shelf @ my sisters, while visiting her last Xmas. I read it one day & bought 4 the next days, as gifts.
This is a MUST READ for anyone who has ever wondered 'Why?'
Why is it raining?
Why am I here?
Why did this happen?
Why anything....this book helps to put things into a perspective that is very uplifting with earthy characters that you feel like you know by the time you finish the book. It is an inspirational book with very few words of inspiration. Thought provoking, entertaining, easy to read & recommended to all.

It is a cute and soothing fantasy that will tell you how simple is to understand our made up heaven. Sometimes makes you wonder, is this what an American with a brain considers a good book? Or is this another religious crap that makes us dumber and totally unsophisticated in the eyes of the intelligence modern world that ridicules us more than ever?

Please read something smarter. There are many great American writers out there that don't need to be known or pushed in your face as good ones by the money making media machine.

Be independent as an American and choose book by yourself without media influence. And please let dead ones to read this crap.

This was an excellent medium to portray how no one's life is meaningless and unvaluable. Each person touches so many lives wheither good or bad. This book has no harsh language or sex. I would recommend it for any book club.

I really enjoyed reading this. I bought it before the move came out... and I really liked it. Great characters!

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As an avid reader, this book has remained one of my very favorites in the last year. I have many reasons for loving this book. It is very easy to read, but really makes you really stop and reflect what impact your own life and actions have on others and your destiny in the future years that you are privledged enough to remain on this earth. This book will definately touch your heart and let you take a deeper look at yourself and how you are perceived by others. But most of all, how you SHOULD perceive your fellow human beings. It is a true lesson in respect for all people. This enlightening book reminds all of us that every person you are in contact with, no matter how minor or major you may think this chance meeting is, there is a reason for all interaction in our busy and hectic lives. The situations and chapters have shown me that everything we do has an effect on our life and the lives of others. I purchased this book because I was at a time when I needed more spirituality and reasoning in my every day world. I have loaned this book to several friends and family members, always with a quick return due to the fact that it is incredibly difficult to put down. I would highly recommend this as a very uplifting reading experience and change in thought formation. I will continue to loan this book out and will keep it with my collection of favorites for years to follow.

I love this book. I have recommended it to family and friends and may have to get another copy for myself as the one I had has been making the rounds. I found it very entertaining and thought-provoking. I agree with another reviewer that after you read this book, you will find yourself thinking about who might YOUR 5 people in heaven be. And who are their 5 people, etc. It is interesting and a very quick read. I saw the made for tv movie and found it beautifully done. But the book is a MUST-READ.

This is an easy-to-read book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Each character was presented in such a way that you could create a picture in your mind of what they looked like, personalities, the essence of each soul. When you're finished reading this book, you'll be sure to spend some time thinking about the five people you might meet in heaven.

Recommended!

This should be required reading in our high schools.
I bought one copy after hearing it reviewed on Oprah, and it has been making the rounds of family and friends.
Every person who has read it, thinks of another who just "has to" read it.
It is a short, simple, and intense volume.
It changes the way one thinks of death, and eternity.
Believe me, once you have read this, you will find yourself wondering, who
will be the 5 people waiting for you.

Doubtless, this was one of the most touching and emotional books I have ever read. It was recommended to me by an elderly minister in Abilene, Texas. When I first picked it up and started to read, I hated the beginning ... I wanted to put it down ... but I kept on reading.

One of the things that made the book so endearing to me, and which kept me reading, was the introduction of each new and totally intriguing person that would take the main character of the story back into and through another segment of his life already lived. Meeting them is quite an adventure.

Mitch Albom's gift at description is marvelous; the reader can practically see what is happening every step of the way. And yet there was simply no way to anticipate where this uncanny journey backwards in time would lead the main character, or how it would so delightfully carry him to the end of the journey, his quest for understanding and answers.

There is a mathematical oddity we identify as "the six degrees of separation." That came to mind throughout this book. In life, we may never discover the way in which a decision we made, or an action we took, impacts another -- someone we might not have ever met. This book causes one to consider that and step more carefully. Life is fragile. And temporary. The storytelling is remarkable, so perfect, so applicable, so thrilling. There is great satisfaction in reading this book and enjoying the beautiful tie that binds it all together.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom is a book that will make you think about your life. You will realize by reading this book that every little thing you have done has consequences - good or bad. It makes you feel good about the career choices you have made because each job is important and changes a life. When I read this book, I cried for hours - it is one of the best books that I have ever read.

I bought this book because I had read Tuesdays With Morrie and liked Mitch's writing style. This book will make you think. It will make you laugh and it will make you cry. All in all it was a very good steady read.

This is a wonderful book. It really makes you think, and is a quick read. I would recommend this to anyone.

This book was an outstanding literary masterpiece!! don't hesitate to buy it.
My daughter enjoyed it also and she was 13 at the time she read it. She had to do a project on it for her English class and this book was the book that got her started on learning to enjoy reading. I am so thankful that she realized that there are really good and interesting book out there that can spark a love for reading and this book is the book that did it for her.

I read it once and thought it was average; I watched the movie then re-read the book and liked it even better the second time reading it.

I READ THE BOOK IN ABOUT 5 HOURS. I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN.IT REALLY MADE MEW THINK HOW EVERYTHING YOU DO IS RELATED TO SOMETHING ELSE AND EVERYTHING YOU DO EFFECTS SOMETHING ELSE.I WOULD RECCOMEND THIS BOOK

They're not neccessarily the people that you would expect. I was genuinely surprised by how innovative the story was! I suppose that I was expecting a religious inspirational story, and it never really went entirely that way. It turns out that the people you meet in heaven are the people who you KNOW touched your life, AND the people who you DID NOT REALIZE had influenced your life! It was astounding, and I really enjoyed that! I will never look at anyone the same again! No matter how brief, each encounter we have in this life is meaningful in some way! How wonderful!

I enjoyed the Book about the first five people you meet in Heaven, a enjoyable adventure. It takes your imagination to the possibilities of who it could be. The conversations you would have with each person.

The story begins with Eddie. Eddie was a quiet man who worked as a maintenance man at a seaside park called Ruby Point. On a tragic day Eddie tries to save a child from a falling cart. Where he accidentally dies at the age of 83.

Upon arriving in Heaven, Eddie starts to meet people from his childhood to old age. when the five people go from his early birthdays to his funeral. He meets people who show him that his life was worthwhile. He touched many lives along the way even with strangers. As he meets them, he helps each one bring closure to all questions to their lives. So Eddie finds peace that his life was not only worthwhile but needed for others. After all we all need to be wanted and valuable.

You will enjoy Mitch Albom, once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down. The book is 178 pages and weighs about 9.6 ounces. You can read the book in about 5 to 6 hours.

Mitch Albom takes you through a colorful journey as he paints the life and afterlife of a tired carnival worker. What happens after life? Who do you meet? What is it like? These everyday questions, are explored in this book. Absolutely one of my favorite books. A must read for anyone- even if you don't believe in afterlife, this is a great book! Really makes you think about things differently.

The fascinating thing about this book is the message. Forget for a moment the inspired author Mitch Albom, and imagine what it would feel like to not regret your actions. To always know you were doing the one right thing that you could be doing at this moment! It really is the only thing that you can do and you are positively affecting other lives all the time, you just don't realize it or belive it. Buy this book or watch the movie soon!

This was the first audiobook I ever listened to. I was blown away!

This is not really a religious book but it does focus on the afterlife. I am always in awe of talented writers who can transport you away with their ideas. This is a great idea.

You will fall in love with the main character, an "average Joe." And you will see yourself in one or many of the characters in this book. I found myself laughing, crying, cringing and getting angry as I listened. The end was totally unexpected (as was most of the book from beginning to end) and absolutely right.

This book is for everyone young and old!

I liked this book! It is one of those fast read and hold your attention. After you read it, you think! Wow!! and think some more. Great Book and worth buying!

It is a great story about many stories in a man's life. A must read. Hard to put down, I read it in one sitting.