Overall, I enjoyed Albom's idea but I think it could have been approached in a better manner. I thought the most enjoyable part of this book was how Albom played with formatting: very short chapters and switching between 3 major perspectives (there are a handful of minor perspectives thrown in). However, I did not grow attached to any of the characters - major or minor. There really wasn't enough character development, although I could see where Albom was trying to go with each, to make any of the main characters likable. It seemed like Albom was trying to play off a lot of common stereotypes in order to teach his lesson (spoiler: be present in the moment and be grateful for the time you have/enjoy every moment), but this resulted in a multitude of incredibly shallow characters. I think I would have enjoyed this book much more if Albom had chosen likable - or at least redeemable - characters and spent longer developing their stories.