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

a pack of old ladies cornered me at work and insisted(!) i read this book, they- like most reviews i have just read thought it was inspiring and thought provoking. oh good lord, i can definately see the appeal of this book for the under 17 and over 45 crowd and also for people that are not avid readers. it's a quick read and it puts the oft debated life after death debate into a sweet little package. it was impossible for me to become emotionally tied to the shallow and one dimensional characters all equipped with thier own sad little story meant to evoke i felt some kind of emotion but falling short. the idea of heaven was alot like "bill and ted's bogus adventure" 's idea of hell, kooky sentimental (but cute and sweet) repitition. i would never recommend this book to someone that was serious about reading. but i might read it to my gramma. -cameren, 22

I thought this book was pretty boring. It had no real sense to it and it was a rip off!

I just finished reading the novel and I hopped on line to see what other people thought of it. I can't believe the rave reviews I've read. This book is just terrible. The concept of heaven is hokey and awfully cliche. There is not a single character with any depth at all. The writing is choppy. I don't think Mitch is going to give me my $12 back but I'm going to try anyhoot . . . .

There's no such thing as chance encounters, no wasted time, no wrong people..to everything, there is a purpose and a reason..it may be a trivial, passing, forgetable event or a life altering, earth shaking experience..these are all ingredients to our so called destiny..that's what I learned from 5 People You Meet in Heaven. So profound in its simplicity..the message of the story may be as subtle as an afternoon breeze but it just blows you away..we are all pilgrims on this earth trying to find out the whys and hows of everything..but something tells me Mr. Albom has figured it all out and I thank him for sharing a tiny ray of his enlightened soul to us.