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Summary: I was very disappointed
Review: I bought this book with great expectations- I knew it was about a man at the end of his life, but I expected a deep look into his way of thinking, into his philosophy..instead, what I found was a mere outline of a wonderful person (Morrie Schwartz)...and lots of details about the author himself, that I'm sorry to say I didn't care about at all. All this running around & working non stop for money, that Mitch Albom talks about as if it's the only way somebody could live..I just disagree. Not everyone is like that, not everyone has to talk to his old teacher to get the idea that you have to really listen to & love the people around you. For some reason, Mitch Albom found this to be a very new & strange way of thinking, but in my opinion, it is the first & most important thing somebody should learn in order to live a full life, & to give to people around him. I don't know how I managed to finish this book- I found myself constantly annoyed by the author & his disbelief in everything that Morrie did or said- the fact that he didn't feel sorry for himself, the fact that he didn't realise he was at a dead end. Of course Morrie was in pain, of course he knew it was all over. But the fact that he had lived life to the fullest made him strong enough to accept death. I have no idea why this was so hard for Albom to understand. So the one thing that stays with me after closing the book is Morrie himself, his great courage & his honest & clear way of looking at life & death.
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Summary: Valuable lessons indeed
Review: People rarely want to discuss death in such a frank and heart-breaking manner. Most people don't even want to think about it at all. Yet it is going to happen to all of us someday. The key is can we make our death meaningful to those who love us and care for us? Well, Morrie managed to do that for Mitch Albom and in the process Mitch has given us this wonderful gift of a book. I found it to be inspirational and gut-renching at the same time which is rare indeed. Please read this book if you have forgotten how to "stop and smell the roses". It is the little things in life that truly are the most valuable, like love, laughter and good health.
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Summary: Neither bad nor exceptional ( 3.5 stars)
Review: I enjoyed reading about this touching friendship between an opptimistic old profesor, who is slowly dieing, and his former pupil - Mitch Albom. I found much of what Morrie said about the true value of life to be provoking but not much different from Chicken Soup for the Soul. This would be a rathar sentimental and sappy except I found Morrie's attitude during his last days admirable. ~15 yrs.
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Summary: Timely book for me!
Review: The day after I finished reading this book, my Dad suddenly died (while jogging). He had lent the book to me. I'm glad he had read it, and it helped that I had read it.
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Summary: INSPIRING!
Review: I read this book many times and each time managed to pull away with something new. Mitch Albom does an incredible job of telling a story of the love that exists between a mentor and his student-a love that is like no other relationship.This book should inspire all college professors to nurture relationships with special students in their classes-they never know how much they may positively influence a young person's life until they read this charming yet provokative first-person account of a man's adoration for his mentor and the sacrifices that he made at the twilight of the old man's life.Mitch...if you read this review,I want to congradulate you on a phenominal piece of classic American literature! THANK YOU!
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Summary: Could this be more trite?
Review: What makes a wonderful personal memory doesn't necessarily translate into an enlightening read for others. No doubt Mitch holds vivid deeply felt memories of his former professor - who sounds like quite a wonderful guy - but the "lessons" learned are obvious.
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Summary: As good as it gets
Review: This story is a heart-throb and is as good as it gets. As this non-fiction story moves along, the reader comes out enriched, learning not only one great lesson in life, but it tackles several important topics of life in general. This book makes you think without creating a headache. There's another book out there that goes to the heart of the matter regarding crucial issues of life and it's an inspirational read, which is Dietmar Scherf's "I Love Me: Avoiding & Overcoming Depression" also available at Amazon.
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Summary: Enlightening
Review: The book is very enlighting if you can appreciate how one view's his/her life in a positive way even during a tragic event.
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Summary: Death lite
Review: A sugar-coated pill, easy for those aging baby boomers to swallow. No doubt he was a sweet man, but I didn't learn one thing from Morrie (as represented) that I hadn't heard from many other sources. How many people will make real changes to their lives based on Morrie's lessons? Did Mitch Ablom? I doubt it.
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Summary: Wow! I now look at life in a different way.
Review: Before I read this book, I was stressed out. It was almost Christmas and everything was hectic! So I wanted to get involved in a book, and when I picked this one, I picked the right one. I now look at life in a whole new way. I remember Morrie's wise words when I'm having a bad day. I remember his words on a good one. I remember Morrie's words, and they go straight to my heart.
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