Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom

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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
by Mitch Albom
(Audio)

This is a tough book to find the right words to review. It's short and sad--the wisdom of a dying older man to a younger man who was his student years ago and then his student again. It's beautiful, full of lessons like how to appreciate the little things in life, affirmations, touching moments between people. Morrie seems like the kind of guy every can't help but love--one of those dynamic, likable souls that made a story like this possible, especially with his focuses on philosophy and sociology already. There was all sorts of wisdom, so I feel like anyone would be able to pick something out to attach to. As a whole, I think it would be difficult to live like that all the time, but it's something to strive for. At one point Morrie talks about making each day a good day, and that's something I latched onto--have I done enough each day to help the world, to help my friends/family, and (by extension) to make myself happy?

The book goes by so quickly I can't even remember all of what is said, but the sense of it lingers and probably always will. It's sad--I definitely cried--and the descriptions as the disease ravages him painted a vivid picture of the horror. But out of the terrible comes clarity and detachment and wisdom, which is admirable.

I also loved that the sessions had been taped and some of the recordings are presented at the end of the book in the audio version! It was wonderful hearing their conversations and Morrie's voice.

Comments

[discoverylover.livejournal.com]

I love this book! The last time I read it was in the USA, Pete and I were sitting in a laundromat somewhere in Texas I think, and Pete was busy reading "good bits" from Bonk by Mary Roach out loud to me while I was finishing up - he thought the tears were from laughing so hard!