Tuesdays with Morrie is a memoir written by Mitch Albom. It is the story of Mitch's university professor (Morrie) who is facing a gruelling death, yet deems himself lucky and still alive despite the ticking clock. It is said that we don't know the meaning of life until we are near death. The book is full of Morrie's life lessons that transcend all religions as we are all human. Death seems to bring us closer together somehow. With birth comes death, yet we avoid talking about it because we don't want to face it. We keep ourselves busy instead, and forget that once dead, all the money we make and all the things we buy can't be brought with us. Before Morrie dies, he reaches out to people's hearts by giving love and by offering an attentive ear. With the book written, Morrie's Tuesday lessons (homework and quiz-free) are immortalized and shared with millions of readers. Morrie lives on in a way.

I like Morrie's idea of celebrating life/death with a "live" funeral as opposed to a "death" funeral because some of the nicest poems and speeches for the deceased are said at funerals, yet the loved one will never hear of it. Reading about Morrie reminds me of some of my teachers and of a Buddhist monk in particular -- a life coach, and I wonder if I have taken their teachings for granted. We usually do.

Tuesdays with Morrie is an easy read that is rich with life lessons. It is one of those books that should be forever kept on the bedside table or resting on the bookshelf with the cover facing forward as a reminder to be read and reread again. I highly recommend this book. Tuesdays with Morrie was first published on December 1st, 1997. I was only nine then and unable to read English. I know this book was a bestseller then and very popular among readers, but I'm very glad to have just read it now. Some books should be read before it's too late, and this is one of them. ( )

Book #19 - Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom

I can't really understand why people write these books and why people read them (me included). I felt like a voyuer as I read this touching story about Morrie Schwartz a 78 year old college professor dying a slow and painful death from ALS. If we read them to grasp a little bit of knowledge that we did not possess prior to reading it then this book succeeds. But why is it that we tend to listen to people more intently when they're dying when they had just as much to say when they were well? Perhaps we tend to take it more seriously. I know the author, Mitch Albom, wrote it to record his beloved professor's thoughts about what really matters in life such as death, family, marriage and our culture. I found this story to be more uplifting than depressing more inspiring than gratuitous. I can't possibly rate this book, it's like rating a life but I would recommend it's inspirational message.

Where to start? I know a lot of people love this book...but I hope it's more because of the story of Morrie. I did enjoy the book - because of Morrie's character coming through. Does this make Mitch Albom a great writer? I'd have to question that. I thought he came across as an ok writer who happened to have an excellent subject to write about. Otherwise, I thought he managed to focus a little too much on himself and I thought his writing was a little week. Still, Morrie seems like he was an incredible human being and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to "meet" him through this book. ( )

I violently hated this book. I was recommended it while my father-in-law was dying. I have zero patience for people in wealthy suburbs with round-the-clock nursing care preaching about the irrelevance of money (really all I remember about the book.) ( )

Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
If you want a reminder of how important your time spent with friends can be, then this book will definitely be that for you. You will laugh & cry but it was one of the most inspirational books I have read. You can't help but like Morrie Schwartz with his common sense and wisdom : "Everyone knows they're going to die.. but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently." is so on target. Definitely a biography that is readable and memorable. ( )