The blurb says: The accident that killed Eddie left an indelible mark on Annie. It took her left hand, which needed to be surgically reattached. Injured, scarred, and unable to remember why, Annie's life is forever changed by a guilt-ravaged mother who whisks her away from the world she knew. Bullied by her peers and haunted by something she cannot recall, Annie struggles to find acceptance as she grows. When, as a young woman, she reconnects with Paulo, her childhood love, she believes she has finally found happiness.
As the novel opens, Annie is marrying Paulo. But when her wedding night day ends in an unimaginable accident, Annie finds herself on her own heavenly journey - and an inevitable reunion with Eddie, one of the five people who will show her how her life mattered in ways she could not have fathomed.
What I Felt About The Book:
"The Five People You Meet in Heaven" is my all time favorite books. It is one of those books, I keep on recommending whenever someone asks me for a good book to read. Recently, I started feeling I am sure I am not overrating it. Then, one day, I noticed the sequel to be coming and guess what? I pre-ordered it that very moment. I received the copy a few days earlier to the expected date of delivery and was glad to hold it. Don't buy the excitement, here is what I shared on Instagram as I got an update about the arrival -
"The Next Person You Meet in Heaven" is a simple yet powerful book which succeeds in letting it's reader enjoy the story and teach simple yet important life lessons at the same time. Not every book is capable of doing so.
There is some or the other part in the story line which anyone would be able to relate to. My personal favorite part was Annie first encounter. No! I am not going to write a spoiler. Its is so true that we never ever realize how or what impact we might make by which of our decisions either knowingly or unknowing. Sometimes, the level of impact goes all over to generations.
There were one or two plots in the story that I could predict but then I did not regret it. They were written so beautifully yet. The writing style Mitch Albom uses is also really simple and goes with the flow. Regarding the supporting characters, there were few I already knew the feelings deep within even before I read them on paper.
I would recommend any one who loves general fiction to read this. It is not at all required to read the first book in order to get it. If someone has read it, it's actually an advantage in terms of reliability and speed of reading!
It's one of those books which can be finished in single or two to three sittings easily. It is also one of those books which makes you cry but leave a smile at the lips every now and then throughout the end.
I am not done!!! Here are few lines I could not resist share as quotes.
My Favorite lines from "The Next Person You Meet In Heaven"
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