Alan H. (worldeater) reviewed on 9/1/2010 + 2 more book reviews

Tuesdays with Morrie is one of those books that comes with a tremendous body of reviews, chatter, and hype riding along in its wake. People describe the book as life-changing and say that it drove them to tears. I didn't find it to be quite that moving or inspirational, but I will say that it was candid, concise, well-written, and thought-provoking.

I found that my cynical side spoke up from time to time (for example, Morrie more or less tells us that it's not the money that matters, but money is the thing that allowed him to spend his final days at home with abundant health care), but the book does prompt the reader to pause and consider how to spend his or her limited time on Earth.

A short read, but a good one. I can easily see myself grabbing this off the shelf once every year or two and becoming reacquainted with the lessons taught in Morrie's final class.

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