Book No.1: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
This book was recommended to me by my Dad who is an avid book reader and keeps a large collection of old and new books at his house. I sat down next to his stack of books and picked out a few, one of them being The Five People You Meet in Heaven. He told me that it was a great book, and that I should read either that or Tuesdays with Morrie, which is another book by the same author.
I really enjoyed this book. The author is both able to carry on a conversation within the book, and keep a steady yet entertaining plot. I loved how he told different stories of his past in these sort of "flashbacks" while traveling through heaven. The "Today is Eddie's Birthday" sequences became a little repetitive, which is one thing I did not enjoy. But his stories of war, of love, of the freak shows in town, and of his life long connection with Ruby Pier were very interesting.
My dad and I both agree that we love the author's writing style, because it's easy to read, yet has meaning, not just senseless drama and conversation. We also talked about how the author offers up an interesting new way to look at heaven. Instead of a place in the clouds with whatever you want, it is a place to reflect upon your life and understand what happened and why, via the people who knew you best, and some strangers that were impacted by significant occurrences in life.
I feel like this quote (from the song Tiny Rainbows by Nana Grizol) represents the moral behind this book wonderfully.
"We were ourselves, but blended at the edges as it should be."
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