Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven describes the life, death, and afterlife of a carnival worker named Eddie who dies while trying to save a little girl from a malfunctioning ride. He finds himself dropped into a series of strange but familiar scenes where he meets five people whose lives intersected with his in some way, and he learns something special from each of them about the meaning of life. Eddie realizes eventually that all of humanity is connected and that everyone is important within the fabric of human history.
This is a quick read, and it introduces some intriguing questions. I found myself wondering whom I might meet in the heavenly anterooms imagined by Albom.
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