Book Report on the Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch AlbomThis isn't technically a book I read when I I was in the correctly defined age range, but looking back on this book, it is probably the book that had the greatest impact on my life, and if it had been published when I was younger, it would would have been a book I would have read. I read this book after finishing Tuesdays with Morie by the same author. Now, I've read a lot of books in my life and I can't think of a book that has had a more profound influence on me than The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. It's the story of a man named Eddie who, for almost his entire life, was a maintenance worker at an amusement park called Ruby Pier. The story begins with Eddie's life on Earth ending and his journey to Heaven beginning. It's not the basic story that struck me, it's the lessons Eddie learns along his path as he meets the five people he was supposed to meet in heaven. Throughout the book we are introduced to people from his past, some he knew and others were just a mere memory. insight into his life. They all had something to teach Eddie about life. Each had a different lesson that Eddie must understand before he can go to heaven. The first person Eddie met was a member of the freak show, his name was Joseph Corvelzchchik, and he was known as "the blue man" and I think that's what stands out. Out of everyone Eddie meets, he has the most empowering quotes. The Blue Man died when Eddie was a young boy. Eddie was playing catch with some friends and ran out onto the road in front of the car the blue man was driving. The Blue Man managed to avoid hitting and killing Eddie, but then had a heart attack and died from the anxiety of the close call. Hearing this, Eddie feels terrible and asks why the blue man died instead of Eddie. The blue man assures him that everything was fine and that everything is going well. "There are no random acts. That we are all connected. That you can no longer