The Five People You Meet in Heaven
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The Five People You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

2003•Fantasy•223 pages

Taste attributes: fantasydramaslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA stirring fantasy novel, heightened rather than true to life. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

The Five People You Meet In Heaven is a 2003 novel by Mitch Albom. It follows the life and death of a ride mechanic named Eddie who is killed in an amusement park accident and sent to heaven, where he encounters five people who had a significant impact on him while he was alive. It was published by Hyperion and remained on the New York Times Best Seller list for 95 weeks.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyDramaEmpowerment/personal growthUnlikely connections

Subjects

RainforestsPrisoners of warLabor campsLand minesArgyriaSilver nitrateSideshowsDiners

Details

Author
Mitch Albom
Published
2003
Pages
223
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