Book: The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Cheesy and contrived, but still mostly pleasant

I just finished listening to the audio version of this book last night. Congrats to the author for reading his own audio version and doing it well. Shame on Hyperion for adding sound affects and music to dramatize an otherwise good narration. This is a book not an audio play people!

I agree with catalive’s comments on the books saccharine and sentimental nature. I’ll add contrived to that list. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice story, but it just doesn’t ring of truth. Yes, I know it’s fiction. It just doesn’t have the believability factor that makes even fantasy feel real.