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Summary: A caution
Review: This book is great if you're dealing with death in your family, or if you just happen to like the essay genre (like me), otherwise this book is a little dry for pleasure reading. The man was a college professor, after all, and this book reads somewhat like a lecture. If you can get past that, this book has some wonderful insights, not just on death but on how to live life as well. As Morrie himself might have said, "Death isn't worth anything if you don't live well beforehand, and face it cheerfully." This book shows you how. Excellent!!!
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Summary: Tuesdays with Morrie- A Tribute to a Remarkable Man
Review: I must admit that when I first heard about this book I was a little skeptical. "Mitch Albom, he's that sports writer, right. Could he really craft a heartfelt and heartwarming tale?" I had my doubts. Then, I saw a comercial on TV for "Tuesdays with Morrie" with, my favorite, Jack Lemmon. I decided I might tune in just to check on ol'Jack. What I saw was one of the best performances ever given by Jack Lemmon. But there was more. About a week or so later, I found my self in a bookstore and bought the book(still affected by Lemmon's performance). Once the book was open this writer was forever changed. For the three of you who haven't read this book(or seen the movie), the story is about a young man(real life sports writer Mitch Albom) who has a very fast-paced life as a sports writer. One night he sees a report on TV about a man dying of ALS(Morrie). Then he realizes that the man was his favorite professor in college. He goes back to visit the dying man. After seeing his old teacher,the writer decides to return(and contiues to do so every Tuesday). During this time, the retired professor teaches his final class to his favorite pupil. He teaches Mitch about life. He teaches the reader about life. The reader watches as ALS eats away at Morrie's body. But not his spirit and heart. This little book will change you forever. Morrie will teach you lessons about life you won't find elsewhere. And Mr. Albom, thank you for being brave enough to leave the sports behind and cross the barrier to serious writing . This really is one of the best books to come out in awhile. But who am I to tell you about brave, you had the king of brave as a teacher. Thanks Mitch! THANK YOU MORRIE!!!
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Summary: What a disappointment
Review: How embarrassing for Mitch Albom to have learned these lessons this late in his life. The same goes for Morrie himself. And to think they believe that others haven't is a great insult. To say that the Morrie wasn't self-absorbed is a joke. This whole book could have been broken down to a fourth grade composition and recieved and C-.
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Summary: A good little read
Review: It is a simple, yet powerful story. Not the best book I ever read, but definitly one I will read again.
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Summary: Tremendous!
Review: A fasinating true life story! A teacher and a student meet after classes and after he becomes a graduate. Fine storytelling at its very best! First rate! A true great book! I simply could not put it down!
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Summary: A Timeless Gift
Review: I am convinced that this book is one of the few books, that I can say with confidence, has something in it for everyone. It is very difficult for me to understand why so many people are into fiction stories, when you have nonfiction like this, that is every bit as gripping as any fictional tale. I would like to mention that, in my opinion, there can be found more context that contain elements that are compelling to the mind in true life than in fantasy land. This is that 'true life' that I am referring to. It is true however that many people can relate better to fiction than real life. That is not hard to see when life is so twisted and alienating. Tuesdays With Morrie is an exception that is welcomed and overdue. This is a great story, true life, that is engaging, heartbreaking, and heartwarming all at the same time. This story is well written, easy to literally digest yet hard at times to emotionally stomach. It is the story of life written under the context of death, therefore it is most revealing in that 'too close for comfort' kind of way. This book is a great teacher in many different ways. I cannot see how someone would not like the story as it is central to existence here on this planet. What I loved the most about this story is that we come away from it with that feeling that death is not something to fear. I had entertained thoughts that I had never considered before I read this book. I am grateful to have been exposed to this book for all its wisdom and meaning. For its ability to relate to me and my fears. Tuesdays With Morrie is a very rare and exceptional book because its characters portray their exceptional lives and the transition of life in real time.
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Summary: A lesson in what's really important in life
Review: Tuesdays with Morrie is a book that tugs at your heart with every turn of the page. When you listen to the words of a dying man, you realize just how irrelevant and meaningless all the stuff we deal with on a daily basis really is. This is a book that makes you grateful for what you have and not worry about what you don't.
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Summary: teachers...
Review: I have had teachers that treat me in the monor that Morrie Schwartz, treated mitch. I truelly loved this story. What makes it so much more real and touching is that the story is true. I think that it takes a lot to write a story or even make a movie of something this painful, death may happen all the time, but it still hurts. I think that this is a truely moving story of a teacher and student, and how they showed each other how you learn and teach with roles reversed. For someone who took sociology and liked it I think I would have liked morrie as my teacher. Mitch you are truley blessed to know this man. I give you 5 stars for this book!
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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: This was, overall, an enjoyable read. The reason it did not get 5 stars is that, at times, it seemed Mr. Albom was using this book, which is supposed to be about Morrie , to brag about himself and how wonderful HE is. That was really dissapointing! Otherwise it was a good book.
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Summary: dying for life
Review: "Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live" (82). These were the words of the professor and philosopher, Morrie Schwartz. After receiving his death sentence when he was diagnosed with ALS (a.k.a. Lou Gherig's Disease) , Morrie embraced death and decided to learn from the experience rather than wallow in self-pity and grief. This novel is told from the perspective of his final student, Mitch Albom. However as one reads the novel, he feels as if there is not only one student present, but tow, as the reader relives a moving rendition of the last class Morrie ever taught. The pages seem to teem with inspiration and heart-warming beliefs, as the reader takes the journey through Morrie's final months of life. Albom writes with the great eloquence of triteness, making the novel flow by easily and quickly. He is able to portray deep issues and message with few wrods, showing his great gift of writing without cluttering the reader's mind. His unique sense of metaphors gives the reader a beautiful view of what the "classroom" and "teacher" would look like and the auras they both emitted. Making all that he stated in conversations with Morrie as thoughts, Albom created the effect that Morrie is directly teaching the reader, which produces a great attachment to the professor. I actually wanted to read the book at a slower pace because I knew that the end of the novel would mean the end of Morrie's life, and the reader becomes so emotionally involved that this provokes unspeakable sadness. This novel coud be enjoyed and appreciated by all, but it is especially directed towards the confuse person seeking direction and inspirational guidance. Never has a novel taught me so much, straightening out my twisted perspective of olife and reminding me of what really matters.
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