Talk:The Five People You Meet in Heaven

Copy Edit

I haven't read the book but did watch the movie. After reading the article, I had to do a copy edit to improve it. Not knowing the differences between the book and movie, I avoided changing any actual facts and focused on grammar and style. The one fact I did remove was the bit about Aimee(?) not going to Heaven if she had died at the park. It didn't sound consistent with the philosophical tone of the story and based on the previous quality of the article, I thought it was suspect. It also didn't seem vital to the summary anyway.

I'd be glad to see further improvements by someone who has read the book.

Ajcomeau (talk) 19:22, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Desperately needs to be rewritten

This article is very poorly written. Someone with a better knowledge of the book's plot and better composition skills should attempt a rewrite. 75.41.134.62 (talk) 22:18, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

This article is a mess!

Shouldn't it be flagged for emergency rewriting or deletion or something? This article is a mess. I have literally never seen something worse on Wikipedia.

I would do it myself, but I would not know how to go about doing it.

Xonybubba (talk) 03:03, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Article split

Although I sympathis with the sentiment of the request - I don't see enough content here worth a split. Anyone who knows enough about this novel / film should augement the entry with more description, plot summary and analysis and then it might be worth treating separately. :: Kevinalewis : ^{(Talk Page)}/_(Desk) 07:53, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

--75.181.88.240 04:17, 15 October 2007 (UTC)This article is a joke and does not follow the book as it was written by Albom

This article is a joke. For one, it was never implied during any part of this novel that Eddie works at the pier to make it everything his wife wants. Huh? I can't even figure out how one would come to this conclusion. Also, READ CAREFULLY! The little girl did NOT die during the accident! Tala tells him this towards the end of the novel. Read the end again - the 'stories' are completed and all comes around full circle when we are told that Eddie (now having moved on to the next stage of heaven) will be waiting for the little girl (Amy?...)to get to heaven so he can explain the meaning of part of her life to help her understand. Had the girl died already, much of the meaning would have been lost. The end of the novel wouldn't make any sense! Maybe you should try to read this one again. This is a deep, touching story and I feel that this article does nothing to encourage any one to read it (which EVERYONE SHOULD). If you don't understand, please refrain from writing novel summaries! I hope I have time in the future to write up an accurate summary/review. Christina

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Where's the fifth person?

This is probably one of the most incomplete articles I've ever seen on wiki. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.191.56.82 (talk) 13:21, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Bridgette

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You never once talked about how cool Bridgette is. You are missing out on the best bit. WHAT THE HELL!!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.179.41.251 (talk) 07:29, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

Major Themes Section

The Major themes section in this article reads more like a copy-pasted review of the book, rather than an encyclopedic article. That should probably be fixed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bardock42 (talk • contribs) 16:14, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Strange tone

The article feels too story-like. I have put box.--Mikespedia is on Wikipedia! 06:29, 2 April 2010 (UTC)

Vandalism

Looks like someone has fixed some of it, but there's some in the "inspiration" section as well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Samuelamorris (talk • contribs) 03:11, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

Check the number of pages as well please. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Samuelamorris (talk • contribs) 03:13, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

ATTENTION TO THIS ARTICLE PLEASE!

I am a grade 10 English student who has just finished reading this novel, and even I can point out pathetic spelling, capitalization, and punctuation mistakes. The writing style is not pleasant to read and is DEFINITELY not Wikipedia's style. If I didn't have too much English homework to do, I'd rewrite it myself! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.54.67.109 (talk) 01:01, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

The article is definitely a mess. I've been trying to rewrite it myself, but my own English homework is getting in the way. ;P I'll see is I can do anything this weekend. ~Itzjustdrama does not equal a Drama Llama 14:07, 13 November 2010 (UTC)

Taken out superfluous details in the storyline, added a character list and edited the brief at the top

I am still not sure if this article truely reflects Wiki's style or what is required but I have attempted to make a start. First I changed the detail in the opening brief, trying to make it more neutral and then I wnet through the storyline taking out details that I think are not needed in a Wiki entry. Lastly, I added a character list, which will need editing in time to add more detail. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.121.140.84 (talk) 12:05, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Sources

I understand that there is a need for sources needed for this article in order to verify information. When it comes to fixing the article, would sources be helpful in fixing the mistakes. Anyone who sees the best way to incorporate or thinks that these will not do this article any good, please let me know? I think that this article does need some revision to get it to fit Wikipedia standards and by incorporating sources may do the trick. I have compiled a list of some sources that I think would go well, but I am not entirely sure how to incorporate them: Hart, Toni. "The Revolving Door." Lesbian News 36.7 (2011): 31. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Mar. 2012. Grossman, Lev. "Words Of Paradise." Time 162.15 (2003): 82. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Mar. 2012. Kossmann, Patricia A. "Of Many Things." America 189.20 (2003): 2. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Mar. 2012. Cochran, Tracy, and Jeff Zaleski. "Everyone Matters." Publishers Weekly 250.33 (2003): 56-57. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Mar. 2012. Rosen, Judith. "Knocking On Heaven's Door." Publishers Weekly 250.30 (2003): 18. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Mar. 2012. [I am new and still learning, so please let me know if I am doing something wrong.]Kdeorne1 (talk) 00:48, 5 March 2012 (UTC)

References to Other Works and Themes

Hi, I have finally got a chance to update and add to the characters list. I also added a reference to a popular song that I found in the book. If there are any clear or suggested references to other works that I missed, feel free to add them to this section. Going back through the sources I found before on The Five People You Meet in Heaven, I added a themes section where most of those inline citations went. Although I do not think what I wrote about themes makes much sense. So if there is something I can add to help the confusion or anyone wants to help out, I would be thankful. I hope this article is coming along the way everyone is expecting for this novel. Thanks again and please let me know if I am doing anything wrong, since I am still getting the hang of all of this.Kdeorne1 (talk) 02:22, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

Assessment comment

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:The Five People You Meet in Heaven/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

--75.181.88.240 02:45, 15 October 2007 (UTC) This article is sub par. The author should have read the book in order to write this, or at least had it in front of him/her before writing it.

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