I actually saw the film adaptation of this novel before I read it, but the movie did a good job of keeping with the novel, so there weren't too many surprises when I read it. However, the story still moved me and I definitely cried when I got to the 5th person that he meets. This book is so moving because you begin to think about the people that you would meet when you die. Who would your 5 people be and what would they remind you or teach you about the life you lived? It's a short novel, but it's well written and gets straight to the point.