Title: the five people you meet in heavenAuthor: Mitch Albom
Pages: 196
Genre: Fiction, fable
Grade: A
Synopsis: This book is about death. The protagonist, Eddie, is an old man that works as a maintenance man at an amusement park in California. The book traces the story of his life and experiences and the impact that he had on other people, whether he knew them or not. Once Eddie dies, and exactly as the title suggests, he meets five people in heaven whose lives he impacted or who impacted his life.
My Review: This was a great one-day read. I left the other book that I'm reading at my parents' and picked this one up to fill the time. The book flows well and incorporates short lessons and stories into the bigger overall picture very easily. After finishing this book I took a few minutes to think about the people that have impacted my life and the people that I may have had an impact on. It was also very clear that nobody can know somebody else's entire story. The impressions that we have about other people consist of partial stories. Hopefully we will not judge others because there is so much going on that we are unaware of.
From the Book: "(p. 91) "Time," the Captain said, "is not what you think." He sat down next to Eddie. "Dying? Not the end of everything. We think it is. But what happens on earth is only the beginning.""
1 comment:
Tyler!
I was reading through your list of A's and there were actually quite a few that I had also read in the past but I liked your quote idea and wanted to share my favorite with you from this book.
"The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone"
I'm not actually sure but I believe the blue man shares this advice...seems fitting.
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