When I read Tuesdays with Morrie, it became one of my favourite novels and I couldn't wait to read more of Albom's books. I finally had the opportunity to read this novel. It is such an easy and straightforward read. I used it with my ESL students who are in the intermediate/senior levels.

The idea of meeting people in heaven to explain your life and teach you lessons is a really cool idea. My boyfriend and I had a discussion about who we would want to meet in heaven if something like this were to be true. It raises a lot of interesting points and questions.

The story is a sweet one. It really reminded me of Scrooge and how he met three ghosts on Christmas Eve. The story was told in a similar way and had the same basic idea.

Still, it was different because Eddie is not given the chance to change if he wanted to. Instead he has to look back on his life, remember it and even see it through other people's lives. As he meets his five people, his body changes in a sped-up version of the aging he has gone through over the years.


I was kind of disappointed by the ending; it seemed like he just had to finish the book and rushed through the last bit. Overall the story is a nice story and it is a good read. I wouldn't read it if you're looking for great depth and some great symbolism because it did not come across as the type of book to me.


Between the two books of his that I have read, I would choose Tuesdays with Morrie as the better one.

Easy and short read. I liked the lessons in this book. Gives a reassuring idea of life after death. Wrote down at least one inspirational quote per chapter. Give it a try!

I don't usually read this genre of novel, but challenged myself to expand my horizons. This is the short, touching story of an elderly man who dies and meets people who have passed on before him who played a role in his life. Each of the five come to him to teach him a lesson about himself (and life in general). This certainly was emotional and thought provoking, and the character of Eddie was realistic to say the least, but I don't imagine heaven to be exactly what Mitch Albom, the author, believes it to be. However, rather than get into a theological debate, I will simply say this: The Five People You Meet in Heaven was better than I thought it would be, and would probably mean more to those who have experienced more death than I have.

I bought this book not really knowing what to expect, as I've never read a Mitch Albom book yet (I plan on reading all of them now!). At first I thought the story was queer, and the concept of Eddie's heaven presented as new, but as the story progressed, I began to really love the main character...I even cried in some parts. I think it's a must-read!

The book entitled the five people you meet in Heaven is a great book for book clubs as well as a great book for teachers to read to students. The story explores the topic of the afterlife and inspires many infinite topics of conversation. Through the character in the story named Eddie, the author, Mitch Albom conveys his concept of heaven, although the topic of heaven is limited to the author's perception it is different than standard concepts of heaven, for example, angels with wings. The story is heart warming as well as inspirational.
Eddie is an elderly man who has worked at a seaside amusement park for as long as he can remember. He dies one day in a tragic accident at the amusement park when he tries to save a little girl's life. The story begins at the end of Eddie's life ...here on earth. The author Mitch Albom explores the idea of Eddie's afterlife during his descent from this earth into heaven. Along his journey in the afterlife, Eddie encounters five different souls, each of whom have played a role in the meaning of his earthly life. Eddie's memories of his past are weaved into a beautiful story as Eddie learns why he has had a connection with each of these souls on earth and how and why each one has played a role in his life. As the story builds to the conclusion, Eddie also learns that he too is one important piece of a much bigger picture. The story is heart warming as well as inspirational. Although the topic of heaven is limited to the author's perception it is different than standard concepts of heaven, for example, angels with wings.

I found this book to be intriguing. It made me think of the five people that i will meet the day i go to heaven. I wonder if it will be my dad or any other family members that will help me on my new journey throw the after life. I found this book to be a great read, and recommed this book to anyone.

Mitch knows how to write from the soul, that's for sure. He seems to know a lot about life in general. It was a sweet book. Made me smile.

The book was alright, good story, quick read. But it wasn't a book I couldn't keep my eyes off of.

First and foremostly, Mitch Albolm is a genius. The Five People you Meet in Heaven is truely a work that doesnt come around just everyday. The lighthearted simplicity yet thought provoking content combines to elegantly spin a rich story of new emotional height. You will quickly fall in love with Eddie, a rough n' tuff elderly with a soft heart and a hardend exterior, compliments of the war. As his story unfolds, the incredibly intricate web of human kind reveals itself for a shining moment where lives are truely touched. Albolm has the amazing ability to understand the underlying complexity of life and weave it into words. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a timeless gift of connection, life and belonging that touches each of us. Pick it up, crack the cover, and it just may change our entire outlook for the better.

Hands down the best fiction ever written by Mitch Albom. He takes an amazing concept and puts the best story forth ever. A summary of his Uncle who has surgery and because of his hallucinative state sees five people at the foot of his bed that at one point were in his life. Albom takes that into a fictional world and creates a character who doesn't understand his life and is visited by certain people from his life to explain the unanswered questions. A great read and a remarkable story!!

The Five People You Meet in Heaven is told by a first person point of view, his name is Eddie. He is an old man who has worked all of his life at an amusement park, Ruby Pier as a maintenance worker. He had always had bigger plans for himself of going to College, having kids, and leaving Ruby Pier. But his life changed one afternoon at Ruby Pier, Freddy's Free Fall ride was broken and a cart was hanging by a cable about to snap over a little girl. Eddie, at 83, jumps into the way of the cart to save the little girl and all he remembers was her little hands grasping him.
He then makes his transition to heaven, where he will meet five people who have impacted his life in some way, or Eddie has impacted theirs. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is an intriguing book to read. It's difficult to stop once you start. Mitch Albom is very good at how he incorporates all of the five people into Eddie's life. It was exciting to read to see what people he would be meeting next. The author seems to be interested in discovering the meaning of life and showing people that no matter how insignificant you think you are, one simple action could change the life of another. This book will make you cry and laugh. The genre of the book would be inspirational. It will make you think about how important you are. Mitch Albom writes as if he has many life experiences and is very wise. The ending was really great. It didn't leave you hanging, it gave you closure, a good feeling, and was a little unexpected. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for an easy read who is looking for inspiration and wisdom. Eddie was my favourite character. He appeared rough on the outside but was a soft guy in the inside. He's a normal person, who does what he has to do and doesn't complain. He loved children and died to save a little girl. He also carried pipecleaners in his pocket and made animal shapes out of them for the kids at Ruby Pier. I have also read For One More Day by Mitch Albom and I look forward to reading Tuesdays With Morrie.

This was a very beautiful and sad book. The storyline was excellent, and the main character Eddie brings so much to this book that made it such a pleasure to read.
This was one of very few books that actually made me cry while reading it.
I highly recommend this novel to anyone looking for a good read.

This book was recommended by so many people, so I decided to read it. The five people you meet in heaven is a novel that should be read by all. The author has a good flow of words which made the plot easy to follow and makes you want to read on. I found the book didn't have a lot of action, but it was intriguing to see who would be the next person in Eddie's life and what role they played in it. The book goes through Eddie's life with the beginning of his childhood rate to the day of his death. The people Eddie meets in heaven are all people he either knew, touched by them in some way or Eddie had an affect on their life.
The story makes you think of what is out there, could this happen, or does it happen and we just don't know about it, yet. It's interesting to see that the way you treat people here on earth can reflect you life later on. This adventure makes you ponder. Who are the five people waiting for you in heaven? I do recommend this book to anyone who wants to think about the future, death and beyond.

I heard about this book before, but never actually took the time to read it, even though I liked what I heard about it. However, in class one day one of the students in my English class brought it in and gave us a little insight on the book. The students review on the book rekindled my interest considering my curiosity towards heaven. Death and heaven, also known as the afterlife have always interested me and always left me wondering what it would be like. After reading this book it really made me think about a whole new kind of heaven and the many possibilities that a wait in the afterlife.

I really enjoyed this book and found that some of my friends who read it also enjoyed it just as much as I did. The Five People You Meet in Heaven is about a man by the name of Eddie "Maintenance" who works at an amusement park, Ruby Pier, and at age 87 is killed in a tragic accident involving one of the amusement rides. The book goes on to talk about the five people Eddie meets in heaven and how he affected each of their lives. Some of the people Eddie meets in heaven give him a brief introduction of themselves considering he was unaware of their existence, while for others there is no need for an introduction since they have played a major role in Eddie's life. Each person Eddie meets reveals how his choices have dramatically impacted their lives. After meeting with each of these people Eddie learns life lessons, and the meaning behind his life and choices. When I first started reading this book I found the beginning a little odd considering it started from the end of his life, but Mitch Albom is a brilliant writer who in the end brings everything together so perfectly.

I really enjoyed how the book came together, and how the book touched on heaven. I think that it was very inspirational and that even though no one knows what heaven is really like, (considering no one who has died has come back to tell anyone), that this book depicted what our heaven will be like. After reading the book it made me realize how much influence we have as a person on those around us as well as on those we don't even know. It comes to show you that based on our actions alone we can make a difference and that everything does happen for a reason. It's helped me value life so much more, and it's helped inspire me to reach out and do more good, and to hopefully help influence more people for the better.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven is an advocate for those that live by the mantra 'everything happens for a reason'. We live in a small world made up of large implications, this story focusing primarily on five, illuminated through Eddie's interconnectedness with his five people in Heaven. Although surpassing Tuesdays with Morrie in stature is a tall order, I found this to be another gem of equal importance by Mitch Albom. Once again he elicits spirituality, humility and inspiration in the reader. I look forward to sharing this one.

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There is a lot of readers that suggest that this book isn't that great and that it has nothing to do with Heaven but I would have to strongly disagree.

This book is about a old man named Eddie who after setting up so many dreams for himself succumbs to a very repetitive lifestyle. When he was young and newly married his father falls ill and eventually passes away leaving his mother unable to deal with the fact that her husband is really gone. Eddie abandons his plans to move away so he could watch over her and as days pass he eventually finds himself living his fathers life, the life he had been so determined to become apart of.

As years pass, he loses his wife and finds himself stuck in the same cycle day after day, year after year. Until his 83rd birthday, when a ride breaks down stranding some people at the top. Eddie attempts to reach for one of the passengers, a little girl and he feels her hands and then...nothing.

He finds himself back at old Ruby Pier confronted with one of the people from his past. He explains to Eddie that where they are now is his heaven and that he will meet 4 other people who impacted Eddie's life, whether Eddie had known them or not.

At the end of the lessons learnt, Eddie lets go of the anger and resentment that he's carried his entire life, and with his wife, he finds his own personal heaven where he will wait for the little girl whose life he saved.

Touching, simply amazing. I fell in love with this novel.

The title pretty much explains the plot. Man dies, and meets five people. These five people talk to him, give him insights on life, and all have at least some small connection to him. I didn't go into this book expecting a suprising story, as even the back of the book explains pretty much everything that happens inside. There were no suprises, but the story was still very touching. I couldn't put it down, which wasn't a very hard thing to do considering how short the book really is. Definitely made me want to look into Albom's other books, though.

A fairly good book. A bit over-rated. The views on the afterlife were quite interesting, but I felt absolutely no connection to the characters.

I picked this book up from the bargain shelf in the grocery store, not knowing what the expect. Interesting book, that makes you think about the important things in life. Very much enjoyed it!

One of the best books I've ever read. Full of insight about life. Everything is connected in life, and this book shows how beautiful those connections are. Met Mitch Albom, and he is truly an inspiring author. =)