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The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Audio CD - Unabridged
Author: Mitch Albom, Erik Singer (Narrator)
Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781401397524
ISBN-10: 1401397522
Publication Date: 9/2003
Edition: Unabridged
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 81 ratings
Publisher: Hyperion
Book Type: Audio CD
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yogimommy avatar reviewed The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Audio CD) (Unabridged) on + 35 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was my first experience with Mitch Albom's work. I do not follow him on his radio show or sports reporting. And I haven't read Tuesdays with Morrie. I had not read this book before listening to it as an audiobook. I mention this because in talking with friends, I feel like a person's experience with Mitch Albom's work may affect the impression this book leaves on them.

Also, I am not an overly religious person. This book has a very specific view of what heaven is and what happens after a person dies. A few of my friend's with strongly held religious views had philosophical problems with this story. But I did not.

Overall, I thought the story was nice. I was not overly impressed with any part of it, but I was not disappointed or irritated with it either. I walked away with a so-so feeling overall. It was okay, but I don't know that I would rush back to listen to it again.

I did enjoy the introduction by Mitch Albom and the interview at the end. And I thought that together they framed the story very well. I really don't think I would have gotten what I had out of the story without those. So I feel like I would have been less impressed had I read the book versus listening to it. The narrator does a good job of giving different characters different voices, but sometimes the voices did come off as fake.
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