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Books like The Five People You Meet in Heaven

12 books with a reading profile close to The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. Inward-looking and contemplative; an easy read.

1

The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity

by William Paul Young

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational

Mackenzie Allen Phillips enters a deep depression following the abduction and murder of his youngest daughter, Missy, during a family camping trip.
2

The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational

Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd, leaves his flock to travel across the North African desert toward the Egyptian pyramids.
3

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

by Richard Bach

Also inward-looking · philosophy, inspirational

Donald Shimoda is a former messiah who quits his job of performing miracles to become a barnstorming pilot in the American Midwest.
4

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

by Charlie Mackesy

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, inspirational

The narrative follows four distinct companions as they traverse a winter landscape.
5

The Next Person You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Annie is a young woman whose life was changed by an accident at Ruby Pier, the amusement park where Eddie, the hero of Albom's first novel, spent his life.
6

Fish in a Tree

by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Ally Nickerson has reached the sixth grade by using distractions and bad behavior to hide her inability to read.
7

The Egg

by Andy Weir

Also contemplative · philosophy, narrative

The story begins with a forty-eight-year-old man who dies in a car accident and encounters God in a void.
8

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness

by Sy Montgomery

Also inward-looking and contemplative · philosophy, narrative

Sy Montgomery recounts her regular visits to the New England Aquarium, where she develops individual relationships with resident giant Pacific octopuses like Athena and Octavia.
9

The Running Dream

by Wendelin Van Draanen

Also inward-looking · inspirational, narrative

Jessica Carlisle, a track star who loses her leg below the knee following a bus accident, faces the abrupt end of her identity as an athlete.
10

Maniac Magee

by Jerry Spinelli

inspirational, narrative

Jeffrey Lionel Magee is an orphaned runaway with legendary athletic abilities who settles in the racially divided town of Two Mills.
11

The Stranger in the Lifeboat

by Mitch Albom

Also inward-looking and contemplative · inspirational, narrative

After a luxury yacht explodes in the Atlantic Ocean, ten survivors crowd into a small life raft, battling thirst, hunger, and hopelessness.
12

Touching Spirit Bear

by Ben Mikaelsen

inspirational, narrative

Cole Matthews, fifteen, is a violent young offender who has been sentenced to a Native-inspired form of justice called Circle Justice.

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