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For One More Day
by
Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author)
"Every family is a ghost story . . ."
Mitch Albom mesmerized readers around the world with his number one New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. Now he returns with a beautiful, haunting novel about the family we love and the chances we miss.
For One More Day is the story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers...more
Mitch Albom mesmerized readers around the world with his number one New York Times bestsellers, The Five People You Meet in Heaven and Tuesdays with Morrie. Now he returns with a beautiful, haunting novel about the family we love and the chances we miss.
For One More Day is the story of a mother and a son, and a relationship that covers...more
Hardcover, 208 pages
Published
September 26th 2006
by Hyperion
(first published 2006)
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Aug 12, 2010
indri
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommended to indri by:
Qui
Shelves:
novel-abroad,
drama
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"Baca deh, Squid, bukunya baguss.. bikin nangis.."
Aku nggak pernah baca bukunya Mitch Albom sebelumnya, dan ketika Qui merekomendasikan buku ini ketika jalan-jalan di RB menjelang tahun baru kemarin dengan ekspresi mengharukan.
Akhirnya setelah sekian lama dalam tumpukan to-read aku sambar juga untuk dibaca dalam perjalanan pulang. Benar apa yang dikatakannya, sepanjang perjalanan di KRL rasanya dadaku sesak dan mata berkaca-kaca.
Bagaimana Chick Benetto bertemu lagi dengan ibunya yang m...more
"Baca deh, Squid, bukunya baguss.. bikin nangis.."
Aku nggak pernah baca bukunya Mitch Albom sebelumnya, dan ketika Qui merekomendasikan buku ini ketika jalan-jalan di RB menjelang tahun baru kemarin dengan ekspresi mengharukan.
Akhirnya setelah sekian lama dalam tumpukan to-read aku sambar juga untuk dibaca dalam perjalanan pulang. Benar apa yang dikatakannya, sepanjang perjalanan di KRL rasanya dadaku sesak dan mata berkaca-kaca.
Bagaimana Chick Benetto bertemu lagi dengan ibunya yang m...more
There are many in this world who would do anything to get just that one chance to make amends for their past misgivings. Yet very few get this golden opportunity while the majority is saddled with that nostalgic remorse and regret.
Mitch Albom’s new edition titled “For one more day” takes one through a wistful journey which encounters a strange and enigmatic tryst with the ghost of the past. The story unfolds the main character Charley Benetto (Chick) whose life is in ruins. Being unwanted at his...more
Mitch Albom’s new edition titled “For one more day” takes one through a wistful journey which encounters a strange and enigmatic tryst with the ghost of the past. The story unfolds the main character Charley Benetto (Chick) whose life is in ruins. Being unwanted at his...more
Sep 03, 2008
Roos
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Syl
Shelves:
novelia
Gak sengaja baca buku ini saat Eyang Kakung meninggal, sedih sih tapi lega.
Mitch Albom selalu pintar dalam membuat satu kisah hidup seseorang menjadi satu buku yang syarat pelajaran hidup. Buku ini bukan cerita hantu yang menyeramkan tetapi hantu Seorang Ibu yang sangat mencintai anaknya, saking cintanya dia menemui anaknya sekali lagi untuk menyelamatkan hidup anaknya...huhuhuhu...mengharukan.
Bercerita mengenai Charley 'Chick' Benetto dan Ibunya Pauline 'Posey' Benetto. Ayahnya yang tidak berta...more
Mitch Albom selalu pintar dalam membuat satu kisah hidup seseorang menjadi satu buku yang syarat pelajaran hidup. Buku ini bukan cerita hantu yang menyeramkan tetapi hantu Seorang Ibu yang sangat mencintai anaknya, saking cintanya dia menemui anaknya sekali lagi untuk menyelamatkan hidup anaknya...huhuhuhu...mengharukan.
Bercerita mengenai Charley 'Chick' Benetto dan Ibunya Pauline 'Posey' Benetto. Ayahnya yang tidak berta...more
Today is a momentous day. It's my mom's birthday! Through an utter coincidence, I happened to take this book up for reading a day before my mother's birthday, temporarily oblivious to the occasion. Oh, how I love such coincidences! They are little life affirming miracles, dismissed by reason as coincidences, for what were the chances of my walking into a friend's room in a different hostel on a hot afternoon on an impulse and ending up finishing this book, unaware of the relevance of the next da...more
Reading the back cover and realizing the backdrop is suicide, I was sorely disappointed by the lack of self-face stabbings.
Again, picking up this book, I thought to myself, suicide and Mitch Albom... how could I go wrong? But I was wrong (snicker) dead wrong.
From the beginning, Albom signifies his attachment to this book. He is telling this story from notes and interviews he may have had with the main character. Why is this important? Could the book have been equally effective without him putti...more
Again, picking up this book, I thought to myself, suicide and Mitch Albom... how could I go wrong? But I was wrong (snicker) dead wrong.
From the beginning, Albom signifies his attachment to this book. He is telling this story from notes and interviews he may have had with the main character. Why is this important? Could the book have been equally effective without him putti...more
You may believe it or not, but after I read this book, I love both my parent more and more. I try to be a better daughter for them, and I try to understand and appreciate every little thing they've done for me. By reading this book, you will see your parent, especially your mother, as a person who has the purest love ever, and trying to give them back the same...
What a beautiful book. It shows you how every mother in Earth will do just to make her family happy and safe! I cried while reading it.. It shows you the real love the purest love you will ever know. Love without any limitation!
what an outstanding book.. Worth to read it and read it again and again!
Mitch Albom I wish you don't stop writing.
what an outstanding book.. Worth to read it and read it again and again!
Mitch Albom I wish you don't stop writing.
Mitch Albom is an author who has a lot to live up to. After such great hits as TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE and THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU MEET IN HEAVNE, I opened my copy of FOR ONE MORE DAY wondering if he'd be able to pull off another winner. The answer, wholeheartedly, is yes.
Albom pays tribute to mothers with the story of Charley "Chick" Benetto, who remembers clearly the words his father told him as a young boy: "You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy. But you can't be both."
For most of his life, Chi...more
Albom pays tribute to mothers with the story of Charley "Chick" Benetto, who remembers clearly the words his father told him as a young boy: "You can be a mama's boy or a daddy's boy. But you can't be both."
For most of his life, Chi...more
Very touching book. Much of what the protagonist goes through is very close to my heart, and reading the last chapter made me teary. I'm not a parent, but I am a daughter, and reading this book has reminded me in a gentle and soothing way the sacrifices parents and caregivers make for their children.
Told in flashbacks and the chapters often around two to three pages long, the book was a quick read. Despite the content material, I didn't feel emotionally burdened by the end but instead a little...more
Told in flashbacks and the chapters often around two to three pages long, the book was a quick read. Despite the content material, I didn't feel emotionally burdened by the end but instead a little...more
I read this book when I was on a plane from London to Indonesia via Hongkong, and I cried like a baby all the way. I swear, if the people that sat on my left and right hadnt been my friends, I would've been considered a crazy girl weeping for no reason.
Reading this book made me realize how much I've taken my mum for granted. It opened my eyes and showed me how big and everlasting a mother's love can be, despite all the things that's been done to her.
Mummy, I LOVE YOU!!!!
Reading this book made me realize how much I've taken my mum for granted. It opened my eyes and showed me how big and everlasting a mother's love can be, despite all the things that's been done to her.
Mummy, I LOVE YOU!!!!
I was not quite sure at first about this book since this was the first time Author for me. But it did not take long for the words to absorb into my mind. Made me start to rethink things that I have been struggling with.
I gotta say I was so disappointed in Charley as if I knew him. I could not understand how he could respect his Father, who ran out on him, so much more than his Mother, the one who saw to his well being, struggled and fought and worked hard so he would be taken care of, attend col...more
I gotta say I was so disappointed in Charley as if I knew him. I could not understand how he could respect his Father, who ran out on him, so much more than his Mother, the one who saw to his well being, struggled and fought and worked hard so he would be taken care of, attend col...more
This year, in our class of media criticism we had to pick a favorite book of ours. giving that I'm a book geek, i had a difficult time what book should i chose from my collection.
I end up choosing this piece of work by Mitch Albom, and throughout the course we got to practice our criticism techniques with the book which made me re-read it all over again, and boy..... i fell in love with it all over again, it's like i hadn't read it. All the emotions and sorrows that the book held brushed over m...more
I end up choosing this piece of work by Mitch Albom, and throughout the course we got to practice our criticism techniques with the book which made me re-read it all over again, and boy..... i fell in love with it all over again, it's like i hadn't read it. All the emotions and sorrows that the book held brushed over m...more
May 24, 2011
Tasos Anastasopoulos
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommended to Tasos by:
Ellen Isabella
Shelves:
kindle
Once more Albom deals with a supernatural issue (ok so far i've read two books and well both of them had after life as their main theme) and again he chooses a completely different approach from those that were mentioned in the majority of books so far... His phrases are also so simple, based on the notes of a retired baseball player traveling again back and forth in time but without confusing the reader in which period the things take place every time... Similar to his previous novels "the Five...more
This was a good book but it dragged a bit in the middle for me. It had a great ending. Overall, the book reminded how important it is to live a good life!
This book will touch your heart and make you think. You should always charise everyday that you have with a loved one.
buku karya mitch albom ni lebih ringan dari tuseday with morrie..tapi tep penuh dengan pesan moral yang ada di satiap halaman buku..
kata penulisnya sendiri ni tentang cerita hantu..klo menurut gw seh nggak..kayakna sudah biasa kita mendengar pengalaman seseorang di masa koma/tak sadarkan diri..*kayak di sinetron2*..nah disini benetto, tokoh utamanya mengalami masa yang aneh selama tak sadarkan diri setalah mengalami kecelakaan..dia bertemu ibunya dan mengalami kisah yang menyadarkan dirinya..dan...more
kata penulisnya sendiri ni tentang cerita hantu..klo menurut gw seh nggak..kayakna sudah biasa kita mendengar pengalaman seseorang di masa koma/tak sadarkan diri..*kayak di sinetron2*..nah disini benetto, tokoh utamanya mengalami masa yang aneh selama tak sadarkan diri setalah mengalami kecelakaan..dia bertemu ibunya dan mengalami kisah yang menyadarkan dirinya..dan...more
This book started out as one of those books that you CANNOT put down! The more I read, the more it got interesting. "Chick" is in a rough patch and he doesn't want to be living in this world any longer. Chick jumps off a watertower because he thinks no one loves him or cares about him anymore. Ever since his mother had passed away, Chick became an alcoholic because he thought it was the right decision for him. Chick pushed away his family,even his mother. While he was laying unconsciouslly from...more
قرأته منذ فترة طويلة. أتذكّر هذا لأنّه كان بناءً على توصية نائلة بطريقةٍ ما. سهام: أقرأي يوم الثلاثاء مع موري - لميتش ألبوم ومن هنا بدأت رحلتي مع ميتش. ليس سهلاً أن تنفصل عن الكاتب الذي رافق موري في آخر أيامه، وهو ذاته الذي قال له موري: تخيّل تحط على كتفك عصفورة يوميًا، وتجعلك تتساءل في كلّ أول نهار: أهذا هو اليوم الذي سأموت فيه؟ ولطالما تساءلت حول ماهية هذه العصفورة! هي الفكرة؟ أم العمل الذي قمت به طوال حياتي؟ إلى أن علمت لاحقًا بأنها تأتي بمعتقد عند البوذيين. موري وكل ثلاثاء طوال ثلاثة أشهر. ح...more
Feb 17, 2013
Mei
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
People of all ages
It was such a good book! Someone told me that you'll tear through this book because it's about a mother's love and she's right!
I could really relate because, since I am in my teenage years, all I'm doing is care for school too much & spend a lot of time with my friends & because of that, I don't get to spend a lot of time with her, and despite that, I still push her away. I am just a really different person at home. Frankly, I feel like a bad person & I just yell every time she tell...more
I could really relate because, since I am in my teenage years, all I'm doing is care for school too much & spend a lot of time with my friends & because of that, I don't get to spend a lot of time with her, and despite that, I still push her away. I am just a really different person at home. Frankly, I feel like a bad person & I just yell every time she tell...more
Buku yang ringan, nggak sulit dicerna. Nggak tebal, jadi bisa diselesaikan dengan cepat (cepat untuk ukuran saya bisa 2 hari hehe), namun maknanya dalem.
Buku ini berkisah tentang Chick Benetto dan keluarganya, terutama dengan sang ibu, Posey Benetto. Ibu yang berjuang sendiri untuk menghidupi anak2nya setelah sang ayah, Len Benetto pergi. Ibu yang memiliki sumur rasa sayang yang tak berdasar untuk anak2nya. Ibu yang sudah meninggal 8 th lalu. Ibu yang tiba2 hadir ketika Chick mencoba untuk bunuh...more
Buku ini berkisah tentang Chick Benetto dan keluarganya, terutama dengan sang ibu, Posey Benetto. Ibu yang berjuang sendiri untuk menghidupi anak2nya setelah sang ayah, Len Benetto pergi. Ibu yang memiliki sumur rasa sayang yang tak berdasar untuk anak2nya. Ibu yang sudah meninggal 8 th lalu. Ibu yang tiba2 hadir ketika Chick mencoba untuk bunuh...more
I read this book in less than 3 days! It's had me thinking ever since. Once you start this book its very hard to put it down until its finished. Very easy reading and a story that forces you to keep the pages turning.
I never knew until I finished the book that it was a true story. You'll definitely walk away from this book thinking!
Here's a great synopsis of the book from Amazon.com: Chick Benetto has hit rock bottom---divorced, alcoholic, has-been baseball player, and now comes the ultimate sl...more
I never knew until I finished the book that it was a true story. You'll definitely walk away from this book thinking!
Here's a great synopsis of the book from Amazon.com: Chick Benetto has hit rock bottom---divorced, alcoholic, has-been baseball player, and now comes the ultimate sl...more
Eh. Not sure what the big deal is with this guy. This book was...OK. I cannot say that I liked it a great deal, nor can I say I detested it. The author is a good storyteller, has a good command of structure and the craft of writing, and does not strike me as being anything less than the consummate professional. Picasso was rumoured to have the ability to draw a "perfect circle" freehand; the resulting line is not necessarily a great work of art.
I suppose the nature of the material just was not s...more
I suppose the nature of the material just was not s...more
Read this in about an hour and a half give or take a little bit for roommate and television distractions. This could be the quick beach read many people are seeking out this summer. Though if you're easily driven to tears than you may want to leave it at home.
Anywho, this review is probably going to be shorter than the summary given because I honestly don't have much to say about the book. It was good, no doubt about that. Albom's reflective and sentimental writing up to his usual par (though I...more
Anywho, this review is probably going to be shorter than the summary given because I honestly don't have much to say about the book. It was good, no doubt about that. Albom's reflective and sentimental writing up to his usual par (though I...more
My mom died one week ago, and I picked this book up at the airport on the night after we buried her.
It was a bit surreal. I don't think I took a breath the entire book.
Though I don't hope for a NDE, I wish I had just one more day with my mom.
It was a bit surreal. I don't think I took a breath the entire book.
Though I don't hope for a NDE, I wish I had just one more day with my mom.
After watching the movie "Pay It Forward" my two college roommates and close friends declared it, "painfully manipulative." I think if they read For One More Day, they might again tout those two words. I, however, thought both Pay It Forward and For One More Day were just okay. And maybe I'm okay with manipulation in the form of entertainment.
For One More Day is what you might expect from Mitch Albom. Nothing more, nothing less. It's a little better than 5 People You Meet In Heaven and slightly...more
For One More Day is what you might expect from Mitch Albom. Nothing more, nothing less. It's a little better than 5 People You Meet In Heaven and slightly...more
Albom's novella of a man,Chick Benetto, who attempts suicide, gets the chance to spend one more day with his mother, who died 8 years earlier. It is a story of redemption and one man's struggle to deal with his ghosts. A beautiful and uplifting ending.
Another heart-breaking story by Mitch Albom. I'm starting to love his books. It is truly inspiring and it makes me feel guilty.
I remember the times that my mom stood up for me, and the time I did not stood up for my mom. this book really makes me guilty. It made me cry.. Because of this book, I want to correct my mistakes and say sorry to the things that I've done to my mom or my dad.
I recommend this book to everyone, It is inspiring and it will make you realize something and It's one book that...more
I remember the times that my mom stood up for me, and the time I did not stood up for my mom. this book really makes me guilty. It made me cry.. Because of this book, I want to correct my mistakes and say sorry to the things that I've done to my mom or my dad.
I recommend this book to everyone, It is inspiring and it will make you realize something and It's one book that...more
Mitch Albom wrote Tuesdays With Morrie and The Five People You Meet In Heaven. For One More Day is the story of Charley 'Chick' Benetto a baseball player who spent six-weeks at the World Series and the next twenty years trying to relive the glory days.
He ends up drinking too much, alienating his family, and eventually trying to kill himself. On this darkest of days, something miraculous happens to Charley - he gets one more day with his mother (who died eight years previously). It's the fantasy...more
He ends up drinking too much, alienating his family, and eventually trying to kill himself. On this darkest of days, something miraculous happens to Charley - he gets one more day with his mother (who died eight years previously). It's the fantasy...more
Touching and Inspiring. Have you ever hate someone when he/she's around and suddenly you realized that you really miss him/her, really love him/her, and feel in so much regret when that someone passed away?
In this book, the main character is Charley, a baseball coach. When his mother still alive, Charley don't give much attention to her, moreover, he often against her. When her mother died, he realized that he really missed her so much. Suddenly, he was given one day to see that her mother comes...more
In this book, the main character is Charley, a baseball coach. When his mother still alive, Charley don't give much attention to her, moreover, he often against her. When her mother died, he realized that he really missed her so much. Suddenly, he was given one day to see that her mother comes...more
"..kamu boleh menjumpai sesuatu yang amat berharga dan penting dalam waktu-waktu yang dianggap biasa."
"For one more day" nyata kisah ringkas tetapi membuat kita berfikir tentang masa lalu dan apa tindakan akan datang kita. Perjalanan hidup seorang pemain besbol bersama ibunya nyata berjaya membuat saya menitiskan air mata.
Kasih ibu memang tidak dapat dibayangkan. Kisah tentang Chick yang menentang ibunya pada saat-saat tertentu mengingatkan saya sikap derhaka saya terhadap emak saya. Mungkin itu...more
"For one more day" nyata kisah ringkas tetapi membuat kita berfikir tentang masa lalu dan apa tindakan akan datang kita. Perjalanan hidup seorang pemain besbol bersama ibunya nyata berjaya membuat saya menitiskan air mata.
Kasih ibu memang tidak dapat dibayangkan. Kisah tentang Chick yang menentang ibunya pada saat-saat tertentu mengingatkan saya sikap derhaka saya terhadap emak saya. Mungkin itu...more
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Mitchell David Albom is an author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have collectively sold over 35 million copies worldwide; have been published in forty-one territories and in forty-two languages around the world; and have been made into Emmy Award-winning and critically-acclaimed television movies.
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“When someone is in your heart, they're never truly gone. They can come back to you, even at unlikely times.”
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“Have you ever lost someone you love and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.”
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Aug 12, 2010 07:16am
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