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Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Synopsis: This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the bestseller list for many reasons. For starters: it reminds us of the affection and gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past. It also plays out a fantasy many of us have entertained: what would it be like to look those people up again, tell them how much they meant to us, maybe even resume the mentorship? Plus, we meet Morrie Schwartz--a one of a kind professor, whom the author describes as looking like a cross between a biblical prophet and Christmas elf. And finally we are privy to intimate moments of Morrie's final days as he lies dying from a terminal illness. Even on his deathbed, this twinkling-eyed mensch manages to teach us all about living robustly and fully. Kudos to author and acclaimed sports columnist Mitch Albom for telling this universally touching story with such grace and humility. --Gail Hudson
Review: This book is a master piece , so simple yet so profound. Touched me deeply and made me THINK. Before I started the book I expected the lessons to imply something new, actually I was a bit disappointed in this respect, coz nothing new was said about life , love or death etc.... but the way the whole story is made up.. morrie being dying and watching himself perishing yet still has this great spirit and this great wisdom and still has something to give to others .. he made me stop and think and re-evaluate my whole life, he inspired me and made me wanna be like him, a person with importance,, a person who's life has a meaning and never stops giving..
There was a quote in the story that really toughed me (a teacher affects eternity, he can never tell where his influence stops) it really made me love being a teacher .(as I am a new teacher and working to be a professor).
And also the idea of his student writing this book about him and immortalize him through the book touched me deeply. thinking me in this distant part of the world knowing and reading about Morrie's story in the other part of the world while he might have thought he was just any one who lived and died with only his family and friends to remember him ..the idea is inspirational and made me wish I've had a chance to meet him and learn from him.. and wish if I can talk to him now and tell him that people this far after these years know about you and are inspired by you.
Review: Having read the synopsis on the back cover,I was pretty excited about diving into this book- Great! Someone who was about to impart some illuminating truths about life that we have missed along the way. Yes, i'm sure that having very little time left to live would sharpen one's perceptions about life/death etc..And I'm sure it would have provided a v. interesting angle when philosophising about life but I don't feel there is anything 'new' when considering 'life's greatest lesson' to learn. I think there is mention of the most simplest things in life being the best...I felt a bit miffed at this point as I thought, hmm didn't Ms Janet Jackson cover this theme in one of her songs back in the nineties??? Well, as I read on, I felt the all the ideas in terms of lessons to learn were all a bit cliched; With all due respect to Morrie, for whom I did feel all the sympathy in the world as he watched himself slip away from the world...
Review: Morrie Schwartz was clearly a fairly remarkable guy, and this book stands as a loving, if rather saccharine, tribute to him. And as a tribute it's fine, though I'm sure there was more depth to his character than this superficial 'nice guy' potrait allows.
And denying any level of complexity unfortunately contributes to this books rather trite and simplistic presentation of his 'message'. He's almost certainly right in his prescriptions for a fulfilling life, but there will people who whilst recognising the veracity of his message find themselves for any number of possibly complex and deep rooted reasons unable to readily put them into effect in their own life. I suspect Morrie himself would've appreciated that, sadly this book doesn't.
Review: I believe most of us have a person that reminds us of Morrie. It was such a personal book to me. I can't say enough positive things about it. This was truly a life lesson for me. As I began to read I could see Morrie was a very simple, clear, positive thinking man. He had such a compassionate outlook about everything. If there were one book in this world I'd want to tell the people closest to me to read, it would be this one. He was a true inspiration to me. Read this book, by all means.
Review: I loved this book. I read it for my Ap English III class this year. It was so
amazing. I cried at the end of the book. I cannot imagine how this book racked up 109 1 star reviews. I guess people do not know amazing writing when they see it. I have heard people compare The Ultimate Gift to this book, and I can honestly say that you cannot compare The Ultimate Gift to this book. The Ultimate Gift sounds like the author took the ideas for it from Tuesdays with Morrie. I loved this book so much that I bought another one of his books called For One More Day, but haven't gotten around to reading it yet. Many people have also recommended that I read the book 5 People You'll Meet In Heaven, which is supposedly amazing. So I definitely suggest you read this book and others by Albom.
Thank you for your time,
Loran
Review: The book is very sweet. However if you've ever lostanyone close to you, these are all things you already should know.
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