Tuesdays with Morrie
An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
1997 • 192 pages
Ratings160
Average rating3.7
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An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
Ratings160
Average rating3.7
Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir by American author Mitch Albom about a series of visits Albom made to his former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz, as Schwartz gradually dies of ALS. The book topped the New York Times Non-Fiction Best-Sellers List for 23 combined weeks in 2000, and remained on the New York Times best-selling list for more than four years after. In 2006, Tuesdays with Morrie was the bestselling memoir of all time.
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I give this book 4 stars, but with a bit of a caveat. I would indeed recommend this to anyone - not because Albom presents something new or exciting, no riveting tale; not because Morrie is a genius of a man, or did something history-making or ground-breaking; and frankly, not because the writing is spectacular. I recommend the book because it is commonplace, but in a discomforting way. It's a book about death, and the extraordinariness of ordinary life. Dear Morrie is so approachable, loving, and kind-hearted that you can feel his soul on the page. And within that, some beautiful aphorisms that have allowed me to think about death - but more importantly, how to live. “Once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.” It's a quick, easy read and worth the hour or so of your life, if not to reflect on your own life (and therefore death), but to honor Morrie and all the other passed ordinary lives - just like ours.
Morrie tells us how to be happy and the real happiness is with the people around us and not in career, money and other things. The way he stands up against the inevitable is commendable. A great man, Morrie Schwartz.
I'd watched the movie years ago and enjoyed it- finally got around to the book as well! I enjoyed Mitch Albom's writing style- simple and sweet, without being overly simplistic or cheesy. Especially when dealing with heavy matters such as suffering and death, in this case the slow deterioration of bodily function, a hopeful message is beautifully transmitted- revealing the joys of relationships, friendships and connection. I was pleasantly surprised, after reading the book, to find out it was an autobiography. Morrie sounds like he was a beautiful soul and I'm grateful for his wisdom that Mitch has now shared to the world.
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