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Colton Burpo, age 4, once his parents finally get him to a hospital, has a burst appendix and "dies" on the table. He is revived, and survives. Later, it comes out that he visited heaven during his death. Let me preface this review with this: I am a Christian (Lutheran), married to a pastor so I am coming to this opinion as a believer. This book is not for me. It is written in very simplistic language, and simply misses the mark. The child may or may not have been to heaven, but frankly, the parents almost badger him for information whenever he mentions something about his trip to heaven. And he gets a lot of attention when he tells them what they want to hear--of course he is going to continue to have revelations. Based on this book, the Burpo's parenting skills leave a lot to be desired and no greater example of this is when the son and father are having an ice cream cone and the father notices a dead bunny in the road. He decides to use it as a "teaching" moment and tells Colton that is is what can happen if a car does not see you, you could get hurt or even die. Several moments like these made me shake my head. This book is a quick read, as there is little substance here. If you need comfort, and you want to know about heaven, turn to Scripture. Nov. 27, 2010 Very interesting--this review has struck a chord in many people--and not a harmonius chord. I have been accused of not being Christian, not being a believer, my parenting skills were questioned. So let me make it clear, despite what some people might think, I am a believer, I do believe in miracles, and I am a Christian. This review is my opinion, simply that. Do I believe that a person can go to heaven and return--yes I do. But, my theology is not what is being reviewed. I simply did not like this book--others can and will read it and draw something from it--good for them. It was my understanding that we are all entitled to our opinions even if some disagree with them. It is not necessary to attack my faith because I did not like this one particular book.