What readers think of The Five People You Meet In Heaven, plus links to write your own review.

A very interesting and quick read. Coincidences are just part of the plan and affects our lives have on one another. A good, warm story, with some turmoil and fear built in, but it does not get bogged down in getting too sappy nor in holding onto a lot of negativity. A recommeded read.

I though the story was just talking mostly about a man that died and who lost his wife. It was not happy it's very sad and it was not good as other books that I read before . So I didn't really like the story that Albom's talking about....

This book was an excellent read that made you think, whether you like it or not. Eddie, age 83, represents a part of us that is quite tired and feels like it just never ends- how we all feel sometimes. Then he rescues (maybe) a small child, killing himself in the process. He wakes up to find that he has died and is not in the Utopia he thought he would appear in, but in an amazing journey to finally find the answers he thought he would never find out. This book is amazing and urges us to wonder- who will change and shape my life so much that I will meet them in another day in another place far away from here? I would recommend this to readers of all ages, including teens.
Claire Elizabethan age 15

I had this book recomended to me by a family member and hoped I would like it. I found it to some of the most predictable drivel I have ever read. A great disapointment from beginning to end.

Flaky presentation with nothing concrete....fans of TWM,..stay clear....

I liked the titled and it caught my attention. The theme of the book, like its title, is commendable. The author has put genuine efforts in sending a message, albeit differently, which earns him points. Considering that so many people have been able to relate to it (saw the reviews), the author has been largely successful.

Unfortunately, the book is full of cliches - the view of heaven or what each person has to say (although the five people he chose were a surprise). This is the first book by Mitch I read, and even though he has tried to keep the writing simple and "for the masses", I am a little disappointed by his choice of words in many passages. Considering the applaud that this book has received, I am not very impressed. It could have been a much better book, if the author could have woven a much tighter story. The passages get dull at many places and the plot becomes hackneyed.

Overall, a mediocre read. But the idea (that every person in this world has a meaning for his/her existence) is refreshing.

I have not read anything this bad since The Celestine Prophesy

This book is ridiculous! So much hype is put on this undeserved best-seller. I am a devout Christian and I was stunned that a myriad of Americans could even perceive this nonsense as a possibility for our after-life. Even if this novel is for only entertaining purposes, it wasn't even entertaining... a quick read but not entertaining. The characters in this book are unrealistic and need to be more thought-provoking in order to have a higher sentimental value on the readers. What a waste of time!