The Five People You Meet in Heaven

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

Description: "Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him, as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: Why was I here?"

What I thought:
A thought provoking read. Albom takes us through the steps the main character, Eddie, takes after his death. The people he meets on this journey each impart a different lesson from his life. I loved the concept of this book. Albom expresses that the people that have the greatest impact, are not necessarily the people you think they are. There is a meaning for each of us and exploring the purpose of Eddie’s life was fascinating.