Heaven is for Real

This has to be one of the most disappointing books I have read in a long time. Firstly, I did not enjoy the writing style as it failed to really engage me at any time. Secondly, and most importantly for me, I found Todd Burpo's reaction (especially being a pastor) to the whole experience to be totally implausible. There were so many examples of this throughout the book but one near the end that struck me was that he didn't think people would be interested in reading about a boy who experienced Heaven and is able to recount the experienced ?!?! Given his own experience as a pastor, his own keen interest to learn more and the number of people who came to ask questions and learn more after hearing about his son why would he think people wouldn't want to read about?

I really wanted to like this book. It was interesting and I think it's great that a book was written about this experience. Overall I feel comfortable with the reinforcement that there is a heaven and a Savior. This read for most Christians. I am a Christian but some of the doctrine reviewed doesn't align 100% with my beliefs so, I got frustrated and almost quit reading it a few times. I decided I should be more tolerant and try to understand the ideas of others and I feel I got something out of it.

I enjoyed this, although it was not very well written and could have benefitted from another round of editing. The father's story was focused on more than I expected at first, and at times I felt it was more of a family story than the boy's story. But it was very sweet, and I would definitely recommend it.