The Five People You Meet in Heaven / Mitch Albom

During your life you meet many people, and without even knowing, you change their lives. Eddie is 83 when he dies. Then he gets to heaven, and he has to deal with his past by meeting 5 people whose life were changed because of him or his life was influenced by them.

The book is short and is ideal  for a trip or something like that. It was truly amazing to see how one ,insignificant moment in your life can change everything for someone else. It was also interesting to see what people imagine heaven is like. I’ve read many books about afterlife, and they all were completely different.The only problem in this book, is the atmosphere. It was so…monotonous. I can’t really explain this.

All in all, The Five People You Meet in Heaven is a nice book, and if you have some time to spare, you should read it.

P.S: I crossed Big Girls Don’t Cry by Francesca Clementis from my “to read list”. It wasn’t as good as I thought it would, so I won’t elaborate on it.

I am the messenger/Markus Zusak

Imagine you are 19, no money, no girlfriend, you have a lousy job as a cab driver and no reason to get up in the morning. In other words – a total failure.

Sounds depressing, right?

Ed Kennedy is exactly that guy. But his life changes when he gets a card in the mail. But this is no ordinary card. Instead of the regular print, the card contains 3 addresses, 3 lives that Eddie has to change. From that day on, Eddies life is focused on helping others. Eddies life becomes meaningful.

I am the messenger by Markus Zusak reminded me how small gestures can change everything, one little word and life seems beautiful. The book is well written and although the end was a little bit weird, the idea behind the book is amazing.

I had great expectations from this book, since Zusak’s first book was a big hit, and I wasn’t disappointed. I bet you won’t be either if you’ll read it.