The First Phone Call from Heaven : Mitch Albom - A Different take !

Language : English

Author : Mitch Albom

Published by : Hachette Books

Year of Publication : 2013

ISBN : 9781847442260

Genre : Fiction

No, this isn’t a book review,

It’s just an attempt to show

A new book from my point of view,

And with all its literary glow.

So, I picked this brand new book up,

Which promised to make me believe;

I lapped it up like a hungry pup,

And wiped my lips on my sleeve :)

The books speaks of the voices from the dead,

That some residents of Coldwater receive;

Those voices send across a message to spread,

Even when the recipients grieve.....

Why do these voices choose to call,

And what and why do they seek to  convey,

The messages they speak out to one and all

And why all of them choose a Friday !

They’re happy in heaven, the voices say,

That’s a  place only for love,

Even when those who get the calls pray,

That this must be a sign from above.

The recipients take time to reveal to the world,

The secret about these calls from heaven,

Until one woman, spills it, being bold,

And confusion begins for the brethren…

There’s a young man ,who has lost his wife,

Whose young son wants to talk to mum ;

He thinks this a hoax, about the eternal life,

A temptation to which he will not succumb…

As non believers start moving to faith,

And throng the churches for the holy mass,

The protesters call it a display of wraith,

They say , this is an impasse’.

The young widower, Sully is his name,

Yearns to know and prove the truth;

The quest for this knowledge sets him aflame

And his desire is not easy to sooth !

How he goes ,the route he takes,

Is the beauty of the whole new game ;

Does what he learn soothe his aches,

Or does it put someone at blame ?

Is there really a life after death

That promises to return in some way ?

Or does it stop with the very last breath,

And the grief is for time to allay ?

These are the questions, we’ll find here,

With answers strewn across the text.     

The language fills you with pleasure, sheer

The pages turn unknowingly to next !

Is there a climax ,as is the normal rule ?

There sure is, as you’ll find out ;

What that is , and is it really cool

Is something I’m secretive about !

Mitch Albom, I needn’t speak of much,

He’s a wizard with words that enter deep ;

He weaves the story with such a human touch

That at times, the pages make you weep….

A book that makes you feel warm and good,

Its pages , worth a fine treasure…

How clear I feel in thoughts as I should,

Is not something I would measure !

So, here’s a book for you all to read,

Please do , and share with me your views…

I’m sure it’s a good choice to feed

Your soul, if you decide to choose !!

So, that's how I poetically reviewed a book :D I purchased my copy from Flipkart. The views are my own, not in any way paid and influenced only by my reading of the book . I managed to read this in three days, using the time that I travel to and from work, to the maximum. :D :D

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