the five people you meet in heaven
As mentioned in the previous post, I had decided to try to read as many of the 100 books listed in Waterstones '25 year celebration' booksellers' choice.
The first one is: "the five people you meet in heaven" by Mitch Albom.
This was a very pleasant 'one-sitting' read - nicely written, but with no great or profound insights. The ideas are of the 'every ending is also a beginning', 'all our lives are connected' and 'the only wasted time is the time thinking we are alone' variety.
Things I liked: The 'Whrrsssssh' of the waves breaking on the beach; that he (i.e. Eddie, the central character of the book) loved his wife; and that he did not hve children of his own.
Things to keep you reading: Did he save the child from the falling "Freddy's Free Fall" (a funfair ride at Ruby's Pier)?; What happened with Marguerite (his first true love)?; and Was there a child in the burning building?
In my opinion, the main weakness of the book was that it centred only on 'life-and-death' issues, while, in reality, our lives are shaped as strongly by smaller tragedies and joys. Perhaps it was also slightly forced that so many of the events occurred on Eddie's birthdays.
Would definitely not be on my personal top 100 of all time, but can see why it made it onto the Waterstones list.
The first one is: "the five people you meet in heaven" by Mitch Albom.
This was a very pleasant 'one-sitting' read - nicely written, but with no great or profound insights. The ideas are of the 'every ending is also a beginning', 'all our lives are connected' and 'the only wasted time is the time thinking we are alone' variety.
Things I liked: The 'Whrrsssssh' of the waves breaking on the beach; that he (i.e. Eddie, the central character of the book) loved his wife; and that he did not hve children of his own.
Things to keep you reading: Did he save the child from the falling "Freddy's Free Fall" (a funfair ride at Ruby's Pier)?; What happened with Marguerite (his first true love)?; and Was there a child in the burning building?
In my opinion, the main weakness of the book was that it centred only on 'life-and-death' issues, while, in reality, our lives are shaped as strongly by smaller tragedies and joys. Perhaps it was also slightly forced that so many of the events occurred on Eddie's birthdays.
Would definitely not be on my personal top 100 of all time, but can see why it made it onto the Waterstones list.
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