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Summary: Life's lessons
Review: I truly enjoyed reading this book. Although I must say I was a little hesitant considering it was about death. Mitch Albom the writer of this book has done a great job with sharing his own lessons with the rest of us. Mitch was a man trying to find fulfillment in life through his career and material possessions. He had gotten caught up in the fast-paced society that we all live in. Mitch's priorities from his college years had somehow changed and now he was the man he never wanted to be. After Mitch was re-united with his old Sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, he slowly began to realize his priorities needed to be adjusted. Reflections of the past were important in giving the reader insight to the character of both of these men. His love of music had been overshadowed with his love of material things.
Morrie through his tuesday sessions enlightens Mitch on the truely important things in life. These sessions which were actually lessons on life, love, aging and death should make everyone who reads this book look at their own lifes a little deeper.
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Summary: Marcia Moses Canton, Ohio "I loved the book"
Review: Tuesdays with Morrie was so inspiring to me that it made me look deeper into my own life and realize my priorities.I can't wait for "The five people you meet in Heaven". I am sure it is a great book also. Mitch Albom has a gift for everyone in his beautiful writing. Keep them coming Mitch.
Marcia Moses
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Summary: Inspirational
Review: This is simply a beautiful book. It truly makes you appreciate life.
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Summary: tuesdays with Morrie
Review: This book is an excellent read. I would also recommend Happiness on 7 Dollars a Week. It too is well written, but more uplifting.
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Summary: Good Advice but So Sappy
Review: This book was shoved down my throat as a summer reading assignment, so I was coerced into reading it. Tuesdays with Morrie is short (it'll take several hours from start to finish) but is loaded with 14 lessons, each occuring on a different Tuesday before sociologist professor Morrie Schwartz dies. Mitch Albom ("player") and Morrie ("coach") discuss a variety of issues from culture, forgiveness, marriage, emotions, to self pity. Those topics should give you a hint at how corny and sappy this book was. While some advice was interesting (creating your own culture and ignoring the mainstream), most of it was clearly said to bring a tear to your eye. Each time Mitch began to talk, Morrie would begin to lecture him (and me) about life, and by the time I reached page 180, I was rolling my eyes thinking, "here we go again." Morrie says people try to find happiness in material goods and "expect a hug back." As if anything other than love and children will not make you happy. This is non sense. As if people should have no desires and wants. Sure, people blur the distinction between "needs" and "wants," but is it sinful to buy a new car or a new toy? Morrie probably thinks so. Because he never had any material wants, and love and family fufilled his happiness, nobody should ever want material gains but only love. Let's face it, Morrie's a know-it-all. He has good intentions for everybody, but his tone suggests his words are more than advice, but truth. Here's another thing that dumbfounded me. I'm sure Mitch Albom will always cherish this "last thesis", but in this book he realizes he's been chasing the wrong thing during his adult life: overpriced athletes, pop culture, and above all, evil money. Morrie tells him to reject the culture and instead create one based on his family, friends, and wife. However, the "About the Author" section explains Mitch is still a columnist and sports reporter for ESPN. I guess all those tears and invaluable advice from Morrie didn't deter Mitch from the pop culture. Kevin
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Summary: BEST BOOK!!!
Review: In the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, the main character, Mitch, learns many lessons from his old college professor, Morrie Schwartz. Morrie and Mitch meet together every Tuesday and talk about a different topic. Some of the topics are: family, marriage, culture, and money. All of these topics revolve around a center topic that is the main lesson learned from the book. This lesson is appreciation. When Morrie and Mitch were first meeting together, Mitch did not appreciate very must at all and he neglected important relationships including his friendship with his brother. But when Morrie was diagnosed with ALS, Mitch's life changed. He finally started to appreciate everything in his life. This book tells the story of Mitch and Morrie's life together.
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Summary: I gave it as a gift to my parents
Review: 38 year old male. I read this as part of a class I was taking. Truly wonderful! I'm buying a copy for my parents. I'd like them to be inspired, as I was, now as they map out how they will live the rest of their lives. They aren't dying, but then again neither was Morrie; Morrie was living. My grandmother just spent the last eight years dying. I can't help but to feel that had she read this book she would have spent her last 8 years living.
Everyone needs to read this book. Life is one of those things that you had better get all you can out of. Living for the moment, every day, in every way. This book is truth.
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Summary: One of the bets books written
Review: I am usually the none-reader, but the second i opened this book i was completely charmed. It tells the story of a ma's very tough disease, and how it brought out this man's best of times. it is increadible to believe how this spectacular man views life. More spectacular, how he wishes to share it through a young workaholic that gets caught up in remorse and old promises to his long-lost college professor, telling the beautiful story of this man's life, and exposing a miraculous view that changed my perspective of life.
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Summary: Heartwarming, but with an Ugly Side
Review: "Tuesdays with Morrie" was certainly touching. Albom has created a fast, mostly-charming, and engaging read, with maybe one too many one-sentence paragraphs used for emphasis. This story caused me to survey my own level of passion and sensitivity. But I also recognize Morrie as a full-fledged anti-capitalist. He believes (and states so) that our (U.S.) economy and culture make people run around feeling threatened. Frankly, I feel he's crossed the line into poppycock at that point. I think the book uses his deathbed lessons as a means to push this political statement. That was disappointing for such a touching story. But I still cried when the old man died.
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Summary: A book worth the buzz!!!
Review: I'd heard raves about Tuesdays with Morrie, so I was ready for a let down (due to overhype), but to my great surprise this book enchanted me. Mitch Albom was wrapped up in material things and career concerns until he was reunited with his dying professor. Albom's time with Morrie Schwartz, before his death, is chronicled in this charming little book. The lessons might seem cliché or maudlin in the hands of another writer, but because Albom had such a close relationship with Morrie the professor's personality really comes through in the book. What might've been sappy otherwise comes through with heartfelt meaning and the sincerity with which it was so lovingly passed on to Albom as he talked with his friend in his dying days. This book is not all heavy and filled with seriousness. There's a great deal of humor in Morrie's attitude, lessons, and stories and I found myself laughing out loud several times.
In addition to the great story, I was also impressed with the layout of the book. Albom intermingles old memories from his college days in Morrie's classes among the short chapters dealing with specific life lessons like aging, love, and death. This method of layout made for an engrossing, and very fast-moving read. I blew through the book in only a few hours and was completely satisfied with its well roundedness. There was laughter as well as tears, and I came away from the book feeling enriched.
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