The Five People You Meet in Heaven

This book was ok. The story was definitely moving and I certainly cried. I wouldn't say it was one of my favourite books, but, at less than 200 pages, I will probably read it again.

I think what I disliked about this book was that it seemed to preach and give lessons about how you should live your life. I don't like novels that have a "message", I prefer that they just have a story. I think that is the my problem with a lot of modern novels, they want to tell me how to be a better person, or how to live my life. If I wanted a book to tell me how to live my life, I would read a self-help book. Another problem that I had with this book is that I don't really believe in heaven. I think that this is the life you have and you should be a good person because it is the only life you get and you want to make the most of it, not because you want to be rewarded in some eternal paradise. Also, eternal paradise sounds hella boring.

The book did a good job of keeping my attention, and since it was so short, I read it all in one go. I wasn't wild about the structure, the "Today is Eddie's birthday" thing was confusing at the beginning and got old SO fast. There were also some parts with unclear pronouns and I hate that, you should always be able to tell who is doing or saying what.

Anyway, if you are a believer in heaven, or have a short attention span, or would like to cry while reading a book, I would recommend this one, but I wasn't a huge fan. I remember liking Tuesdays With Morrie more when I read it, but that was four years ago.