author: mitch albom
number of pages: 199 pages (including the afterword)
personal star rating: 5/5 stars
from the inside cover:
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it.
For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwarz, his college professor from nearly twenty years ago.
Maybe, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as you made your way, and the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, receive wisdom from your busy life today the way you once did when you were younger?
Mitch Albom had that second chance. He rediscovered Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Knowing he was dying, Morrie visited with Mitch in his study every Tuesday, just as they used to back in college. Their rekindled relationship turned into one final "class": lessons in how to live.
Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.
first sentence:
"The last class of my old professor's life took place once a week in his house, by a window in the study where he could watch a small hibiscus plant shed its pink leaves."
Everyone has a person who have shared part of their lives with you. Mitch Albom has a beautiful way of portraying emotion while telling a story. Tuesdays with Morrie is filled with insight, wisdom and overall messages on the true important parts about life. I purchased this book the same time I bought two other Mitch Albom books. As an author he is exceptional. I found myself reading this book and feeling so much. Morrie had a positive outlook and that even though he couldn't be happy all they time, he made the most out of his situation. He made a decision that so many people don't consider- Morrie decided to live. I have to comment on Mitch Albom's writing style. It is very unique and splendid. I adore being able to read something that is so honest and pure. There is so much to be learned from this book. I find that we learn a lot through Morrie about our own lives. Although the book isn't the first novel you'd expect a teenager to want to read, I highly recommend it. It has life lessons that people of any age can learn and appreciate.
