Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom

18 reviews

tallyswrldd's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i wish i could rate this higher. i bought this at a tiny bookstore in north dakota on a road trip and hoped it was good...it was GREAT. oh my god. this book was so so beautiful! great writing, amazing pace, characters so real i feel like i knew them. a realistic look at life. it wrapped up so well in the end, too! 10/10 i will be recommending it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Infertility and Sexual assault

kiwialexa's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sarastwilight_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I don't believe in heaven. This book though, taught valuable lessons about life and death which make you pause and reflect as you read through.  A lighthearted and fast-paced read. Not my usual cup of tea but I enjoyed the story nonetheless. 
(Brb while I go and give the author's other books a shot :D *disappears*) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infertility, Racism, and Sexual assault

laleh_eve's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I cried. That's all I have to say 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and War

samburkhouse's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Mental illness, and Car accident

nefariousbee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Honestly this book has me really torn.
Because on one hand, I like the premise. I liked the messages at times even. I like the writing style, the brisk tempo, and the composition.
But damn, it made me so deeply annoyed and even angry at times. The obviously Christian tone I could ignore, even tho I find it very annoying when authors pretend to play the all religions card and then they obviously operate in the Christian mindset. The SA excuse was... it was. It sure was.
What really did it for me was the ending. The final person. The metaphor of washing your hands of your sins. It was rushed, it was obviously done just for the emotional effect. This part could have been longer, it could have been a proper dialogue, but no, we get a quick scene where you're supposed to feel sorry for the army man because he's actually the victim here! And the thing is, he really is! This was caused by the American imperialist tendencies and yet this is not brought up or mentioned or anything. Instead we get a little kid being the bigger person.
Look. I am all for reading outside your comfort zone and this was definitely it. I think I can say I enjoy even authors whose morals and opinions don't allign with my own. It always sparks good conversations and some good old thinking about your own values as a person, being confronted with someone else's.
This just wasn't it. I couldn't take much more than a couple of nice one liners from this because the prerequisites for his arguments are just. illogical. to me. already flawed. and given the overal tone of the book I just felt patronised anyway. it truly resembles a Sunday dinner with posh distant relatives in a way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Infertility, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Racism, Violence, and Vomit

dfram's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

I loved this book. This author’s writing is so moving. I liked the characters and the plot and how everything was connected. This is a great story that I intend to revisit some day.
p.s. Eddie and marguerite’s love was enchanting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Torture, and Death of parent

delinxw's review

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Meh. Was hard for me to get through. Don’t think I’ll read part 2. In the beginning the story was fine and I do understand what the story is trying to convey, but I didn’t really like the characters, stories or writing style. The book makes some weird points about life, but also some beautiful ones, I just don’t think the good outweighed the bad (for me). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

cymurray's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and War

Minor: Infertility and Terminal illness