I got sucked in by the bargain rack, yet again. I can hardly pass up a $5 book.
After reading the back of the book, I thought it looked like a fascinating read. It is the story of a man who was in a terrible car accident, died and went to heaven and then was brought back to life. Sounds fantastical, right? And some aspects of it were. But I was disappointed, to be honest.
While it was written with a biographer who has written "over 90 books" I thought the writing was stilted and forced a lot of the time. It felt a little bit defensive. It didn't flow well.
Also, while the title and summary make it sound like it's about heaven, it's actually more about the author's recovery process after a terrible car accident which leaves him dead for more than an hour. Near-death experiences are interesting story fodder, but I felt like this one fell a bit flat.
It does sound like it could be a fantastical story. After your review...I don't think it will make it into my book stack!
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