The Stranger in the Lifeboat
Published: 2, November 2021
Author: Mitch Albom
Genres: Family Life, Fiction, Historical, Inspirational, Metaphysical, Mystery, Religious, Visionary
Rating: 95/100
Recommended: 100/100 Yes.
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The Review:
A fantastic read that is profound, intriguing, enthralling, and simply wonderful. Mitch Albom is a fantastic storyteller and this is yet another masterpiece from him. I really enjoyed every minute of this novel. Mitch Albom can always be counted on to not only produce a well-written and enjoyable novel but also to push the reader to search within and experience something new.
I liked the concept of this book and was intrigued by the question, "What would you do if God came face to face with you and told you about himself?" I really like stories about Jesus, Santa, God, and other characters like that, as well as stories about miracles coming true, and this kind of, gave me the same feeling, and I just read on like my younger self was reading and watching stuff about miracles because nothing like that can happen in real life.
A word of caution to all readers: do not start this book right before going to bed, unless it is a weekend, because once you start it, it is impossible to stop until it is finished.
Really captivating narrative and a finale that leaves the reader with something to be positive about.
I wish this book was a little longer since I felt so happy reading it and wanted to know more about what was going on in the pages and, especially, in my head.
I want to say more, but this book must be spoiler-free due to the truth and the characters involved, so I must restrain myself and let the readers decide what they think since it was an excellent novel with an excellent premise in my opinion. Just read and comment but please do not spoil anything for others.
Final Thoughts:
A quick read, I couldn't stop until it was completed. It's a wonderful story of faith. Unexpected turns keep you turning the pages, and the central mystery of who this "Lord" is, keeps you guessing until you find out the final answer. Hundred percent recommended.
Synopsis:
“What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pulls a strange man from the sea. He claims to be “the Lord”. And he says he can save them only if they all believe in him.
Adrift in a raft after a deadly ship explosion, nine people struggle for survival at sea. Three days pass. Short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him in.
“Thank the Lord we found you,” a passenger says.
“I am the Lord,” the man whispers.
So begins Mitch Albom’s most beguiling and inspiring novel yet.
Albom has written of heaven in the celebrated number one best sellers The Five People You Meet in Heaven and The First Phone Call from Heaven. Now, for the first time in his fiction, he ponders what we would do if, after crying out for divine help, God actually appeared before us? What might the Lord look, sound, and act like?
In The Stranger in the Lifeboat, Albom keeps us guessing until the end: Is this strange and quiet man really who he claims to be? What actually happened to cause the explosion? Are the survivors already in heaven, or are they in hell?
The story is narrated by Benji, one of the passengers, who recounts the events in a notebook that is later discovered - a year later - when the empty life raft washes up on the island of Montserrat.
It falls to the island’s chief inspector, Jarty LeFleur, a man battling his own demons, to solve the mystery of what really happened.
A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs, The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them.”
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