The Five People You Meet in Heaven
10 journalers for this copy...
Cover art courtesy of Amazon
From the back cover
'On his eighty-third birthday, Eddie dies in a tragic accident and awakens in the afterlife. He learns that Heaven is not a lush garden of eden but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by five people who were in it. These people may have been loved ones or distant strangers, yet each of them changed your path forever.'
I enjoyed this book immensely, well-written, quite a light, easy read and an interesting concept of the 'other side'.
I am offering it as a bookray, and as it's a light, slim book I will make it an international one.
Bookray participants:Ada2 - gosford nsw
fushmush - sydney nsw
newk - adelaide sa
mundoo - goolwa sa
Wirigerie adelaide sa
murmurr - bickley wa
goldengirl58 - perth wa
jassy-m - perth wa--------------on its way to the next in line
tqd aus - sydney nsw (int'l)
Carlynlee
Nik-The-Stik - ont canada (can/us)
mauikona - calif us
2KidsMom - calif us
waternixie - wash
mysteryfan03 - mis us
shpriz1 - ny us (int'l)
brujula - france (eur)
DEESSE - france/germany (int'l)
airyaa - iran (int'l)
This is the final list - for now - and the book will begin its journey at Tuesday night's Meetup.
BON VOYAGE...little book!
GOOD NEWS!
Crimson-tide has contacted me and very kindly offered her copy of this book so that the ray can continue.
Aren't Bookcrossers great?!
Even better news. The original copy of the book is now back in circulation
Very pleased to be first on the list for this bookray. Received tonight at the meet-up, Arthouse Hotel, by hand from jackiea. Thanks jackiea, it looks like a unique read.
One of the things I love about BookCrossing is the opportunity to read books that I would not normally pick up. This was one such, and I'm glad to have read it, especially as there are quite mixed opinions of it. I have to say that I am one of those who actually didn't like this book! I found it dull I have to admit - thought it was sentimental, pretty predictable (yes even the 'fifth' person) and unimaginative. Yes it's 'nice', with a 'gentle' kind of philosophy - but therein lies much of its shortcoming. In many respects it's a book about forgiveness, but the way in which it ascribes blame and guilt is for me questionable, therefore its position on forgiveness remains dubious at best. Thought the structure was also a bit pat.
Sorry jackiea - it seems like I'm savaging a book I know you - and many others - liked. But there you go! Thanks for the read...I'll be interested to read all the journal entries...
Sorry jackiea - it seems like I'm savaging a book I know you - and many others - liked. But there you go! Thanks for the read...I'll be interested to read all the journal entries...
Littlemave passed this to me at my paarti on the weekend. Sorry I didn't journal it straight away, life has been hectic!
It was an extremely quick and light read. I did it enjoy it but it wasn't a life changing experience. I'll be sending this to Newk as soon as I get the OK.
Update: posted 24/08/04
It was an extremely quick and light read. I did it enjoy it but it wasn't a life changing experience. I'll be sending this to Newk as soon as I get the OK.
Update: posted 24/08/04
It has arrived In Adelaide. Beautiful and warm..at last...Adelaide. Thanks to all before me. Naturally I have others around and shall put this aside for a day or three until I clear the decks.
I enjoyed this book. It is a quick, easy and entertaining read. However I too didn't find it life changing or Earth shattering. Thankyou to Jackiea for sharing and organising.
It will be off to mundoo in the next few days and I shall journal confirmation that it is travelling.
I reckon that I'll make up a little parcel for her. I know she loves releasing books and I have a pile given to me by another bookcrosser who was ashamed to be associated with them.
And the Guru Bob quote for this book "Trying to see into the future is like looking for a black cat in a darkened room that might not even be there"
It will be off to mundoo in the next few days and I shall journal confirmation that it is travelling.
I reckon that I'll make up a little parcel for her. I know she loves releasing books and I have a pile given to me by another bookcrosser who was ashamed to be associated with them.
And the Guru Bob quote for this book "Trying to see into the future is like looking for a black cat in a darkened room that might not even be there"
posted in the out box at work today. Prepaid aussie post parcel envelope
Journal Entry 9 by Mundoo from Hindmarsh Island, South Australia Australia on Thursday, September 2, 2004
Arrived in the post today
2nd on Mt TBR
2nd on Mt TBR
Journal Entry 10 by Mundoo from Hindmarsh Island, South Australia Australia on Sunday, September 5, 2004
I liked this story. Only took me a couple of hours to read. An interesting paradox to see how we may affect others lives without us being aware of it and the consequences that come about because of that.
I wonder who I will meet in heaven when my time comes.
I wonder who I will meet in heaven when my time comes.
Journal Entry 11 by Mundoo at By Mail in per Post, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, September 5, 2004
Released 19 yrs ago (9/5/2004 UTC) at By Mail in per Post, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases
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Posted to Wirigerie
Posted to Wirigerie
I just received this in the mail from Mundoo.
I was home and spied the postie putting it in the letter box. I'm glad I did. It's been raining all morning and he left it half hanging out of the letter box. I hate to think of it's condition if I'd been at work all day.
I was home and spied the postie putting it in the letter box. I'm glad I did. It's been raining all morning and he left it half hanging out of the letter box. I hate to think of it's condition if I'd been at work all day.
Journal Entry 13 by Wirigerie from Adelaide, South Australia Australia on Tuesday, September 7, 2004
I really enjoyed this book. It was a very quick read. I read it in one day.
It was exactly what I needed at this point in time. I am not at all religious and don't believe in any kind of heaven. However I do believe that we affect other people's lives in ways we never know about.
I posted this to Murmurrr at lunchtime today (Wednesday).
It was exactly what I needed at this point in time. I am not at all religious and don't believe in any kind of heaven. However I do believe that we affect other people's lives in ways we never know about.
I posted this to Murmurrr at lunchtime today (Wednesday).
Has arrived safely and I am halfway through. :^)
Journal Entry 15 by curdsandwhey from Perth City, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, September 26, 2004
What an interesting concept. Really had me thinking about who my five people might be but even more so who I might be one of the five for.
Thanks for organising the bookring jakiea and thanks to mundoo what an interesting insert you sent with the book.
Pm'ing the next on the list for their address now :^)
Thanks for organising the bookring jakiea and thanks to mundoo what an interesting insert you sent with the book.
Pm'ing the next on the list for their address now :^)
Released 19 yrs ago (9/27/2004 UTC) at
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Passing on to Goldengirl58. Enjoy!
Passing on to Goldengirl58. Enjoy!
Journal Entry 17 by goldengirl58 from Perth City, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Found in the mailbox yesterday......Thank you cant wait to read this one
Journal Entry 18 by goldengirl58 from Perth City, Western Australia Australia on Tuesday, October 12, 2004
What a great book... Thank you so much....Will PM Jassy-m now.....
Journal Entry 19 by Jassy-m from Perth City, Western Australia Australia on Thursday, November 18, 2004
This book arrived two days ago, and I read it all in one sitting. It is a sad sort of a book, and it made me cry in one or two places. It definately gives you something to think about.
Now, on to its next reader!
Now, on to its next reader!
A little delay with jassy-m, who had more important things to do for a while,(congrats)but now on its way again!
