Rating: Summary: A moving book, but troublingly exploitative Review: A very moving work from the Sportswriter. I have a problem with someone profiting off of the tragedy of another though. Come clean, Mitch!
Rating: Summary: A definite must read for anyone that knows how Review: This had got to be the best book I have read in my short 19 year existance on this earth. Morrie makes you look at life in a whole new level. Even in Morrie's final weeks he still lives each day the best that he can. Albom asks Morrie if he one day of perfect health what would he do. Morrie described his day. It was an average ordinary day, nothing special about it. I will never forget that . Albom writes with a perfect balance of humor and sadness as he takes us through his professor's final class. What you read is not book, it's Albom's thesis about his dying professor.
Rating: Summary: More incredible than fiction... Review: Tuesdays with Morrie is a story more incredible than fiction. It is a tale of the human experience. It is about life, death, family, and most importantly, it is about loving life.If one listens to Mitch Albom's radio show or read his weekly column, they may find him light-hearted, joking, and perhaps a bit corny. However, he shows an entirely different person in this book. He shows the emotional human being behind the microphone and the sports page. He talks about some of the sensitive parts in his life, including his brother Peter. As for Morrie Schwartz, he was probably one of the wisest men of his time. He erased from his mind the fear which holds back every human being: the fear of death. Because he has done so, the last years of his life become his most enlightening. They become so not only for Morrie, but also for Mitch as well as they share experiences between the student and the teacher. The people in Tuesdays with Morrie are incredibly human, even for a non-fiction book. Mitch Albom bared his heart on this peace for which he has been commended by being on the New York Times best-seller list for over forty weeks. Morrie Schwartz seems like the wise old grandfather I never had. Some of his words I will never forget, even years down the road. His advice has already helped me through the tougher days in my life. His best advice is "Mitch, I don't allow myself any more than that. A little each morning, a few tears, and that's all." Keep in mind that this man is dying and will not allow himself to feel sorry. This book is so real that even Ted Koppel seems human, which rarely happens in real life! He does three interviews with Morrie during his battle with ALS, and Morrie asks more questions than Mr. Koppel. There are many books which compare to Tuesdays with Morrie. One for instance is The Giver by Lois Lowry. However, Lowry's tale cannot compare with Tuesdays with Morrie because it is aimed at a young audience and is complete fiction. Its fantasy plot line cannot compare to real life. The only book which displays an example of loving life in greater proportion is Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. However, this book is strongly based in the philosophy of Objectivism, and is not for the masses. All in all, this is one of the best books I've read, under only A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving and a few books by the aforementioned Ayn Rand. I would recommend this book to anyone who has had a teacher change their lives.
Rating: Summary: Life-altering, intruiging and a must-read Review: I am a much better person for having met Morrie Schwartz. This is the story of a man whom everyone should take the time to get know. His zest for life and the gracefullness with which he accepted his life and death is one I can only hope to emulate.
Rating: Summary: Touches your heart Review: Thank you to Mitch Albom for introducing me to Morrie. I was delighted that they both felt a need to share with the rest of us something about living life to the fullest.
Rating: Summary: Good but extremely overrated Review: This is an interesting read, touching in places, especially in the end as Morrie nears his death. One does not, however, come away from the book especially enlightened. Frankly, I can't understand why all these other reviewers are thumping this book!!
Rating: Summary: This is a beautiful book. Review: I'm a slow reader, but I had this book finished in a day. It pulled me in. It also gave me a nightmare, but it was worth it. While remaining positive throughout, the context is the tragic death of a man. It's sad, but touching. A must read for everone who thinks they don't have the time, and that such inspirational books aren't for them.
Rating: Summary: Cried all the way through . Review: Every time I read part of it I would cry. It touched my heart as if I knew him personally.
Rating: Summary: This story has changed the way I view life, and death. Review: Tuesdays with Morrie touched me very deeply. I plan to give several copies as gifts this Christmas.
Rating: Summary: a touching real story of something everyone faces..death Review: Tuesdays With Morrie was the first book I have ever read that made me put the book down and weep. Everyone faces death and most people are terrified of it. This book examines a man's death and shows that one needn't be frightened. This issue is at the core of our being as humans and I have never heard a more enlightening or deeply joyful tale. Although it is sad, the freedom that Morrie achieves before he dies is inspiring.
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