The Afterlife Audiobook

" This book is about a boy named Chuy who goes to a party. He gets killed by a knife. Then after hes dead he goes to the afterlife. Where he can see what people do on earth. Also where he finds a girl he really like named Crystal. "

" Excellent book. It's graphic and does have profanity; however, Soto draws you in to Chuy's life and encounters with a gang member. Soto's idea of how it might be in between death and going into the light is intriguing. I couldn't put this down. "

" This didn't work for me. It showed promise at the outset, but the disembodied soul? consciousness? of the murdered protagonist, getting wafted here and there by the wind or whatever, then gradually fading--"Kiss me quick! There goes my upper lip!"--was just lame. And the Raiders game? What was that all about? It seemed like tokenism. "

" Quick but serious. It took me only about an hour and a half to read this book, but it was filled to the brim with plenty of emotion. Great high school read. "

" this book is the best book that i have read from gary soto. i really like this book because it shows that you have to treat everyday like your last day. And every time that i read this book it makes me want to read it more. i would rate this book a 10 because it is an interesting book to read. if you read this book you won't regret reading it. "

" this book is great to because it tells you about a lot of thing about their life an other things "

" This was very interesting, especially having read The Lovely Bones and If I Stay. It was nice to have a boys perspective. "

" It was a disappointment of Gary Soto. All the protaganist did was say goodbye to people he couldn't really talk to (Which is unknown how they know it's him when he breathes on their necks) meets a couple people, and slowly (view spoiler)[ dissappears out of existence (hide spoiler)] It was just disappointing. "

" I'll be honest, not one of my favorite Gary Soto books. I kept waiting for a consistent plot line, only to find that I'd reached the last page and never found one. Some of my students loved this book though! To each his own! "

" This is so far one of my 2nd favorite books very intresting good title to match the story and good plotting. "

" Didn't really understand the point of the book. Everything was random and disconnected. "

" this book is better than the other ones "

" Unique concept, great poetic language (no surprise coming from a poet of Soto's caliber), but the throughline seems to be as faded and meandering as his ghostly characters-- okay, maybe not that much, but it is a little too unformed for my taste. "

" Strong start, but the plot of the book meandered so much I lost interest. Although as I write this I wonder if that was Soto's plan, as this is a book about leaving earthly life. "

" this book is reallly goood! "

" Read parts of this aloud to my students at the end of the school year and they found it intriguing. "

" Boring, underdeveloped characters, and a lame romance. Very, very dry reading. "

" A very good journey through the eyes of the dead, and with good deed he had in mind and heart did our young protagonist have. Though an undeserved death was upon him, he lived within the afterlife and learned that much has happened. "

" its a good book but sad in another way. "

" This book portrays what the author believes to be the afterlife and this type of setting captivates readers like me who love science fiction. This book is an overall great read and should be read by science fiction lovers. "

" A very good journey through the eyes of the dead, and with good deed he had in mind and heart did our young protagonist have. Though an undeserved death was upon him, he lived within the afterlife and learned that much has happened. "

" a very eerie and yet romantic book because it talks about the afterlife after someone dies which is not comfortable to many people but leads to many wonders could you still experience things after you die? "

" Didn't really understand the point of the book. Everything was random and disconnected. "

" Good book with some interesting events, but didn't "catch my eye." "

" A decent book, but not one of my favorite by him. It was an easy book to read, but the ending was a bit disappointing. "

" i loved the book i love all his books. "