title: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
author : Mitch Albom
publisher: Hyperion, 2003
pages : 196 pages
rating: 5 stars
it tells the story of an elderly man who died in a crowd in summer. his name is Eddie whose job is maintaining the rides at the Ruby Pier (an amusement park) from years to years to continues his father's job. he never thought the new rides called Freddy's Free Fall would make him killed that day. everything's feel so normal and it suddenly turns into disaster in the blink of an eye. all he want to do was save the little girl that was sprawled upon the ride's metal base. he could feels an exploding impact, sees a blinding flash, feels a little girl's hands in his own, and then nothingness. Eddie then finds himself awake and uninjured. he realizes that he feels young and much more energetic. it's weird but he's happy. he runs and jumps like a kid until someone from his childhood comeback to him.