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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom
18 reviews
ivybaggs's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content and Death
Moderate: Grief
ranjanireviewsreads's review against another edition
Graphic: Medical content, Death, Vomit, Grief, and Terminal illness
coach_panda's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Grief
bill369's review against another edition
2.5
This book is a memoir yet I didn't grow to like the characters. I suppose it was more about the thoughts anyway.
The themes discussed were educative and I believe to have learned something. Some influenced me more, the one talking about family, others not so much, the one talking about love. Learning more about the professor's disease was enriching too.
Page 73, should I have children?
you should have children."
Page 80, experiencing life vs detachment.
The end was expected. I didn't feel strongly about it.
Overall a good short book. It has some wisdom told by someone who's dying. Perhaps then we can finally see what's important and thanks to that the book captures this.
Graphic: Medical content and Terminal illness
Moderate: Death
Minor: Excrement and Grief
brycestevenwilley's review against another edition
2.75
On the other hand, it made me think of the people in my life like Morrie, and I should reach out to them more.
Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Medical content and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Gun violence
cams_all_booked's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, and Grief
epellicci's review against another edition
2.75
On the other hand, a lot of the "teachings" felt like empty platitudes. There was very little analysis in the conversations between Mitch and Morrie which led to the whole thing feeling a little shallow, and postcard-like. I found the lack of Mitch's presence in the book disappointing as it meant there was no room for any of the subjects in the chapters to really be explored through the student/teacher conversations. I understand this was an intentional choice to ensure Morrie had the centre stage, but it diminished the quality of the writing for me.
Overall, I think Tuesdays with Morrie is a easy to digest introduction into exploring death and our relationship with life. But fails to present meaningful explorations of the sociological topics it introduces.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Medical content and Grief
chandle5's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Death, and Grief