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Summary: 5 stars for Morrie, 0 for Mitch; so averages at 2.5 stars
Review: This book would have been so much better if it was an autobiography! I loved Morrie, but I found Mitch very annoying. He is a workaholic, and I am not, so I had absolutely nothing in common with him. But give me Morrie's wisdom anyday! He tells a great proverb about waves and the ocean that I will never forget. My only guess as to why everyone loves this entire book is that they also fell in love with Morrie; I just hope they were not equally enamored of Mitch. Shallow city. But at least it is a short book so I didn't have to endure him for very long. I am glad I read it, but this book did not live up to all of the hype. I approach any book that is touted as a must read by so many people as one that reaches the lowest common denominator in our society, and that is not a good thing. Read it because Morrie is a gem, not because everyone is telling you to read it.
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Summary: I loved it!
Review: Is it possible to capture the most critical life lessons in one book? In less than 200 pages? Well, Mr. Albom was able to do it. Morrie Schwartz was able to do it in short 14 lessons. The important lessons Morrie taught Mitch in his last days was simple and definitely memorable. Definitely life-lesson worthy. Definitely true. And this book is a definite must read. Morrie, a son of a Russian immigrant, a professor, who loved to dance and create his own aphorisms was a great teacher. And reading this book, he taught me and reminded me what is really important in my life. The short and interesting chapters caught my attention immediately and emotional drew me into the book. It was easy to get sucked in and let my self be absorbed. These lessons... they are mostly lessons that we already know and should know but this book works as a reminder to those who get caught up in the ratrace called life. I couldn't help myself but cry at the end and I just didn't want the book to end. No wonder so many people had asked me, "Have you read Tuesdays With Morrie? You should!!" It really is worth the time to read it.
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Summary: Learning Lessons of Life
Review: Reading Tuesdays With Morrie was a school project. I felt it was a book that I couldn't put down. I read about things in the book that I have taken for granted all my life. And that is Life itself. I also felt that Morrie had great lessons to teach and he taught them well. I admired Morrie for his courage throughout the book. Until his last day, he was a very brave human being. In short, by reading this book, several of life's lessons can be learned.
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Summary: This Book Was Fantastic!!
Review: I'm only going to be 13 in May but I loved this book very much. I thought it taught a good lesson. My sister got the book for my mom for Christmas and if my mom reads a book and thinks I'll like it she let's me read it. Well she thought I would so I read it. I just finished it the other day. I think it teaches a lot about people and the real world. I think people take for granted everything they really have. This book taught me a a lot and I don't think many books would teach you a lot about the world as this one did. If you haven't read it I'm telling you now, you'll love it. Take it from the eyes of a 12 yr. old kid.
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Summary: Spend Your Tuesdays Elsewhere
Review: Clearly, Morrie was an intelligent man who coped with his horrific illness with dignity and acceptance. Just as clearly, Albom is a not-so-intelligent man who coped with his teacher's illness with dim-wittedness and such a high degree of hero worship that he neglected to realize the obvious--Morrie's wise insights are not all that insightful. In fact, if you haven't said or been told them by the time you're 25, it's evident you've been a bit out of touch your whole life. This is a touching story, perhaps, but if you're expecting to learn life's greatest secrets and lessons, you'll be extremely disappointed. Sit on a bench in a nearby park and observe people--you'll gain a greater understanding.
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Summary: Learn how to appreciate life
Review: this book represent how one human being can accept and moreover appreciate his life to his last day. not many of us can do that. a lot of times many of us who live in modern society forget how to appreciate life. to say that this book would change life is over rated but there are certainly wonderful lessons that may be a constant reminder to all of us.
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Summary: Too much hype maybe?
Review: I totally agree with "Too simplistic". I expected much more depth where there isn't much at all. I thought Morrie's lessons would be very profound yet his message was not profound at all. He sounds like he was truly a wonderful man and I admire the author's writing style but the book isn't life changing or deep in any way.
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Summary: Feel this book
Review: A reader from Washington, DC, wrote, "I've read many a book in my life, but this was the first one I felt."My cat almost felt it, too. I threw it and she nearly got in the way.
Rating:
Summary: Life Changing
Review: Tuesdays With Morrie is one of the best books I have ever read. I felt like I was one of Morrie's students. He is a very brave man with a lot of wisdom. If you have ever questioned death, or if you have ever been scared of dieing, you need to read this book. After reading the book, I had to sit there and breath for a moment. I then said, "Wow" with tears rolling down my face.
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Summary: Too Simplistic
Review: I read all these great reviews on this site and bought the book. I expected it to be some kind of life changing/revealing experience. I did not find it to be so. I empathise with morrie, his suffering and everything but my gripe is against the author and his dull writing style. The kind of revelations the author is supposed to have got by talking to morrie are so fundamental that you dont need to have to talk to a dying person to know about them. Even simple philosophies of life can be written well. I was not terribly moved by reading about it too. At some points in the book, I even wondered if Morrie was indulging in too much self-pity. Agreed its a terrible disease to live with but the author/book just could not evoke the kind emotions in me.
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