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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Tuesdays with Morrie An Old Man a Young Man and Life's Greatest Lesson
Author: Mitch Albom
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher. Someone older who understood you when you were young and searching, who helped you see the world as a more profound place, and gave you advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago. — Maybe, like Mitch, yo...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780385484510
ISBN-10: 0385484518
Publication Date: 8/18/1997
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 982 ratings
Publisher: Doubleday
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 13 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 13
This little book is a gem. Inspirational and touching, it reminds the reader about the true meaning of life. It will make you reflect on what is really important in life. Morrie is a character who won't easily be forgotten. The ending will make you cry.
Bibliocrates avatar reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 252 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 8
I read this book because I wanted to know what all the hubbub was about. Reading this book brought out many emotions. Morrie's message really got to me. It's never too late to let someone know that you love him or her. Be compassionate! I can't decide whether or not I thought this book was as good as so many people have claimed it was, but I can say that I was very touched by it, as I know many people were. This book brought me to tears. I understand its popularity now that I've read it.
reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 68 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
Morrie Schwartz left an incredible gift for people everywhere in Tuesdays with Morrie. This book is the gem readers don't realize they are searching for as they trudge through mediocre works; the book that reminds us how powerful literature can be. Through the magic of words, Morrie's spirit lives on after his death. He gently reminds the reader that humans tend to become mired in material pursuits that never please us, but we don't realize this until it's too late.

Few books have ever brought me to tears, but as Morrie succumbed to his disease, I felt like I was losing a dear friend along with Albom. I was not a big fan of Albom's second release, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and had difficulty relating to the inner turmoil of the characters. Conversely, Morrie Schwartz inspired something in Albom that enabled him to create a treasure that truly commemorates a great man.
reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 94 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
A powerful book--I'm puzzled by the other member who said it was too sentimental. I hate fiction where I feel like I'm being jerked around and made to cry, but this is the real deal. I think most people can learn a lot from this book about approaching the end of their life and the end of the lives of others by reading this book.
Catahoulasrock avatar reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 43 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
This is one of the best books I have ever read. Before reading it I would not have thought you could learn about life and living through death and dying, but I would have been wrong. This book moved me and taught me much.
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reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on
This was one of the most touching stories I have ever read. The author made you really connect with the main character Morrie. This book is very much worth reading.
reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 21 more book reviews
Great story, but keep the kleenex handy.
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Very, Very Good
reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 3 more book reviews
Good book! It's an easy read that you can pick up and put down and come back to! Lots of good life lessons and a bit of a tear jerker at the end!
PatchesMom avatar reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 91 more book reviews
excellent
debbiemd avatar reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on
I marked this here as a placeholder because, while I read this book several years ago and enjoyed it, I actually read now an online serialized book Albom wrote for the pandemic called The Human Touch. About four families, all neighbors, and how they made it through the pandemic. While in the early days there was fear and discrimination and illness and death, by the end everyone had come together in a new normal and were getting through. The message of course was that as Americans we can all join together to get through this time.
Jennmarie68 avatar reviewed Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson on + 217 more book reviews
I was sent this book before I started my first semester at college. We were supposed to read it to go over in our comp class. I didn't really know what to expect from it, but once I started it I couldn't put it down. I think it took me 2 hours to read it from cover to cover.

I have read this book many times and I am still touched by it. I don't know what happened to my copy but I think it's about time for me to read it again.


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