For my book report, I read The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. I didn't read any other books by this author. The reason I picked this book over many others was because a friend of mine told me it was a quick, yet fun, book to read. I also read it because they made a movie based on it and I like to compare the original novel to the newly made movie. This story takes place in the present time at Ruby Pier, an amusement park, and in heaven, or like some people like to call it, the afterlife. The emotional atmosphere of this book was very deep because Eddie, the main character, was being reminded of the meaning of life through a horrible tragedy.

The protagonist of this novel was Eddie. Throughout the whole reading, Eddie's...