Five People You Meet in Heaven

I've gotten a bit behind on my posts here... but before moving on to our current books, it was brought to my attention that I never posted for The Five People You Meet in Heaven. I won't say too much, just let anyone who wants to, add your thoughts. For myself, I enjoyed the book but at some places it bordered on overly sweet for my taste.
One observation I had was that the writing was very cinematic: with colored backgrounds and dramatic descriptions of set, it was easy to picture as a film. And, in fact: here it is.
Anyone seen the film want to comment?

Background on Indonesia

Here's an essay with some background to help put This Earth of Mankind in context. I found it because I couldn't figure out what this whole "Association Theory" of Hurgronje was all about.
You may also be interested in reading the Penguin Reading Guide for the novel with a brief interview with Toer.
Looking forward to discussing tonight!