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

Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author)

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A classic from the author of The First Phone Call from Heaven

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 Schwartz, his c ...more

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Nov 16, 2007 A rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Ugh, it was like stapling together eighty greeting cards and reading them straight through. Hate.

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Dec 16, 2007 Trevor rated it did not like it · review of another edition

I have decided to delete this review. It was not my intention to upset anyone who either suffered from the disorder discussed in this book nor anyone related to such a person (See comment 270).

Nonetheless, I still believe this to be a particularly poorly written book that contains more saccharine than substance.

Still, if it brings you some sense of comfort - more strength to you.

I have chosen not to delete the comments thread as not all of the comments are mine to delete.

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Jul 12, 2015 Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, memoir, biography, 20th-century

Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom

First Publication date: 1997. The story was later recreated by Thomas Rickman into a TV movie of the same name, directed by Mick Jackson, which aired on December 5, 1999 and starred Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria.

Tuesday's With Morrie examines the interactions and phenomena between the human experience of living and dying. A theme of personal transcendence appears for both characters: Morrie and Albom.

عنوانها: «سه شنبه‌ ها با موری»؛ «سه شنبه‌ ها با موری»، «سه شنبه ...more

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Oct 19, 2018 Miranda Reads rated it really liked it

4.5 stars

"You know, Mitch, now that I'm dying, I've become much more interesting to people."

While he was an undergrad, Mitch absolutely loved Morrie Schwartz's college courses - he took every class that professor taught.

But, like most students, Mitch lost contact with everything and anything to do with his undergraduate years as soon as he graduated.

That is...until he learns that his favorite professor doesn't have long left.

ALS is like a lit candle: it melts your nerves and leaves your b

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Feb 16, 2012 Leftbanker rated it did not like it · review of another edition

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If I were to die unexpectedly, I wouldn’t be ashamed in the least of someone finding my porn stash. And by the way, that video isn’t bestiality, it’s just two guys in a moose suit—big difference. I would be a little ashamed of the fact that I have the first season of 90210 on my iPod, something I downloaded for a friend’s 14 year old daughter (note to self: delete it now!). I’m more worried about someone coming across Tuesdays with Morrie or Eat, Pray, Love in my book collection. I have some exp ...more

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Oct 08, 2020 Kat added it

***read for psych of death and dying course***

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Apr 03, 2019 LilyCReads added it · review of another edition

So i didn't realise this book was actually nonfiction until after i'd just finished reading it.. and now my feelings are all over the place!!
This was a beautiful story, I would definitely recommend reading it if you haven't already. ...more

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Feb 14, 2010 Amanda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I have never written a review like this before but this book truly inspired me.

So I just finished reading "Tuesdays With Morrie". What a wonderful book, I couldn't put it down! I cannot even imagine going through the last stages of my own life and being as brave (for lack of a better word in my head right now) as Morrie. He was filled with such happiness and joy in his own life. He had regrets but realized that it is ok as long as you can reconcile with yourself in the end. I'm not the type of p I have never written a review like this before but this book truly inspired me.

So I just finished reading "Tuesdays With Morrie". What a wonderful book, I couldn't put it down! I cannot even imagine going through the last stages of my own life and being as brave (for lack of a better word in my head right now) as Morrie. He was filled with such happiness and joy in his own life. He had regrets but realized that it is ok as long as you can reconcile with yourself in the end. I'm not the type of person to find quotes in the literature I read. However, as I turned page after page through this book and submersed myself into the text I was reading I found myself getting out of bed in the middle of the night to find some post-its only to tag so many different paragraphs and pages that inspired me or had me think about things in my own life.

The idea of detaching oneself from emotions just baffled me. I myself fell in love and was heart broken in the end. I felt, and sometimes still feel, that I never want to experience such pain and heartache again. But Morrie says it best "If you hold back on the emotions - if you don't allow yourself to go through them - you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails. But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing your self to dive right in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely. You know what pain is. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only then can you say, 'All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognize that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment.'" Who would have thought it is ok to show emotions as long as one does not stay with that emotion for too long.

Another quote that I find so enlightening... "In the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive, right? And at the end of life, when you get like me, you need others to survive right?... But here's the secret: in between, we need others as well." This line in the book had me stop and think about everything I have in my life rather than anything I am "missing" in life. WHy should we focus on not having that special someone when truly many of us have multiple people in our lives who care for us and will be there for us in the end. Although Morrie does go on to say that everyone should find that love to marry. But why do we need to? I know that there are people who would take care of me later in life. Those that will be there for me always. While I hope to find my "true love" I still am blessed for those I have met in the past to years. I am only ashamed that I never saw them sitting right there in front of me until I read this book. Thank you for being there for me everyone! And, I hope for many more days spent with all of you and even more people to share my life with. ...more

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Jul 24, 2013 Shaun rated it liked it · review of another edition

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This is one of those books where I find myself agreeing with the five star reviews and the one star reviews with almost equal enthusiasm.

On one hand, it's the sweet story of a man as he reconnects with a former mentor/professor, who is facing a death sentence via ALS. It's obvious that Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie" provided them both with something substantially satisfying. And that's inspiring and poignant.

Yet on the other hand, Albom's attempts to enlighten us transforms it into a "Hallmark" This is one of those books where I find myself agreeing with the five star reviews and the one star reviews with almost equal enthusiasm.

On one hand, it's the sweet story of a man as he reconnects with a former mentor/professor, who is facing a death sentence via ALS. It's obvious that Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie" provided them both with something substantially satisfying. And that's inspiring and poignant.

Yet on the other hand, Albom's attempts to enlighten us transforms it into a "Hallmark" card on steroids, a rather dramatic and prolonged one that does little more to demystify the true meaning of life than offer up tired and somewhat ambiguous cliches like "love conquers all." Though an honorable sentiment, it's not markedly more substantive or instructive than the alternative, "life sucks and then you die."

Let's face it. Death scares the *%(^ out of most of us...as it should, especially when you consider that no one really knows what it's like to be dead, if it's like anything at all. Add to that the fact that in the grand scope of things we're all insignificant blimps/statistically insignificant(tens of thousands of people die every day around the world and yet most of their deaths go relatively unnoticed) and the glaring reality that it takes markedly more than "love" to make it through life, and these comforting cliches suddenly lose some of their "comfort."

However, that doesn't mean life has to be or feel meaningless, it simply means it is up to each of us to find and give our lives meaning...whatever that may mean.

Tuesdays with Morrie definitely encourages the reader to stop and think about what is important, yet falls short of providing any new insight into how one actually figures it out for themselves and/or how we reach that balance between living as if there is a tomorrow while simultaneously realizing that, at least for some us, there won't be.

Alas...3 stars. A book worth reading, but not a life-changing or even an attitude-changing one.

I should add that this book might hold more appeal to someone who,like Morrie, is coming to immediate terms with his own mortality as they may find inspiration in his personal story. ...more

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Nov 02, 2018 Fergus rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

‘A wrestling match.’
He laughs, ‘Yes, you could describe life that way.’
So which side wins, I ask?
Morrie smiles at me, the crinkled eyes, the crooked teeth.
‘Love wins. Love always wins.’
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So who’s winning the wrestling match in YOUR life right now? Is it Love? Or is it his dark twin half-brothers, Anxiety and Hopelessness?

This wrestling match is REAL. I’m not making this up! Ordinary evil wants our soul. But so does LOVE.

As long as we live, our devils will try with all their might to show us l ...more

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Jun 30, 2018 Gypsy rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: هزار-و-یک-کتاب-پیش-از-مرگ, همچینم-مالی-نبودن

چقد عجیب. چقد امتیازهای بالا.

خیلی هم زیاد دستم موند. بس که برام مسخره بود. من عادت دارم کتابی رو که دارم می‌خونم با خودم همه‌جا ببرم، حتی توی توالت. :)) اینم همه‌جا می‌بردم و با این قطر کمش باید زود هم تموم می‌شد. اما از بس سر هر قسمت حرص می‌خوردم یا میل نداشتم بخونمش، کشش دادم. حتی خواهربزرگمم یه روز بم گفت مثل اینکه این کتابه ازین الکی معروف‌هاست که یه هفته روی دستت مونده. گفتم آره، واقعاً هست!

کتاب‌های میچ آلبوم درون‌مایه‌محورن، بنابراین خیلی توی گونه‌ای قرار نمی‌گیره که نقد تخصصی از نظر داستا چقد عجیب. چقد امتیازهای بالا.

خیلی هم زیاد دستم موند. بس که برام مسخره بود. من عادت دارم کتابی رو که دارم می‌خونم با خودم همه‌جا ببرم، حتی توی توالت. :)) اینم همه‌جا می‌بردم و با این قطر کمش باید زود هم تموم می‌شد. اما از بس سر هر قسمت حرص می‌خوردم یا میل نداشتم بخونمش، کشش دادم. حتی خواهربزرگمم یه روز بم گفت مثل اینکه این کتابه ازین الکی معروف‌هاست که یه هفته روی دستت مونده. گفتم آره، واقعاً هست!

کتاب‌های میچ آلبوم درون‌مایه‌محورن، بنابراین خیلی توی گونه‌ای قرار نمی‌گیره که نقد تخصصی از نظر داستانی روشون انجام بشه. نیمه‌زردن به‌عبارتی. اما این کتاب برای من کاملاً زرد بود. یه زردِ مسخره و بی‌فایده. اگه موری یه آدم معمولی بود، باهاش مشکلی نداشتم. ولی طرف مثلاً استاد دانشگاه بوده، مثلاً میچ آلبوم ازش خیلی چیز یاد گرفته بوده. جز تیکه‌هایی که دربارۀ مرگ و زندگی و خونواده صحبت می‌کرد، بقیه جاهاش رو اصلاً دوست نداشتم. سوای اینکه ظرافت ادبی و داستانی هم نداشت و ازین نظر هم جذبم نمی‌کرد، خودِ بحث‌ها هم ابتدایی بودن. توی یکی از ریویوها خوندم که حتی به بحث وارد نمی‌شد و در حد مقدمه می‌موند، اینو که خوندم گفتم دقیقاً! نمدونم چطور وقتی خیلی شعاری و سطحی دربارۀ هر مبحث بحث می‌کرد، اینقدر روی همه تأثیر گذاشته. شاید درست به همین خاطر هم بوده؛ شاید مردم فقط یه چیزِ دل‌خوش‌کُنَکی می‌خوان. مثل قرص، سریع و راحت بخورن و سریع و راحت هم جواب بگیرن و تموم.

درحاشیه اینم بگم که من سه‌شنبه‌ها با موریِ نشر قطره رو خوندم و از نشر قطره تعجب کردم! اولاً ترجمه دو سه تا ایراد خیلی واضح داشت که کاش یادداشت می‌کردم اینجا می‌گفتم. بعدم انگار کتاب رو یک نفر هم قبل چاپ نخونده بوده! حرفم بی‌رحمانه‌ست. ولی انگار ویراستار نداشته. از بس پُر از مشکلات ویرایشی، اونم بعضاً مشکلات پیش‌پاافتاده بود.

سه‌شنبه‌ها با موری رو با امید این خوندم که حالم خوب شه. یه دوره‌ای سردماغ نبودم. حالمم بدتر کرد؛ کاش این‌قد سطحی نبود. هیچ‌جایی منو متأثر نکرد. یکی دو جمله ازش یادمه که برا حسن‌ختام می‌گم حالا که اینقد ازش بد گفتم. :))

عین جمله رو یادم نیست ولی می‌گفت ماها قبل اینکه بچه‌دار شیم همه‌ش فکر می‌کنیم بچه‌هامون رو به بهترین شکل تربیت کنیم و اشتباه‌های بقیه رو نکنیم، ولی وقتی بچه‌دار می‌شیم بدترین مادر و پدرهای دنیاییم. ...more

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May 07, 2016 Fatima rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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موری داستان هم درد استیون هاوکینگ را تحمل میکند و لحظه به لحظه به مرگ نزدیک میشود اما دیدگاه انسانیش به مرگ و وصیت هایی که برای میچ شاگرد قدیمی اش به جای میگذارد فوق العلاده ترین کلام هاست و باعث میشود در کنار تلخی مرگ آهسته اش , شیرینی دیدگاه انسانی و والای یک انسان مثل موری داستان , زیر دندان من خواننده بنشیند و حس کنم چقدر آدم های اینگونه را دوست دارم که تا آخرین لحظه ی عمر میجنگند تا افکار منفی و یاس و نا امیدی به انها غلبه نکند و با دستی پر و دلی پر مهر به مرحله ای دیگر از زندگی قدم بگذارند ...more

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Feb 03, 2008 Jared rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Review inspired by Eddie Greenwell

Wisdom grows with age. But the development of wisdom also accelerates when mortality becomes clear. Mortality shined down on Morrie Schwartz, a happy not-quite-old man through a quick diagnosis of ALS – or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Morrie was a professor of sociology at Brandeis University; he dedicated his life to the study of individuals’ actions in their respective societies and together he and Mitch Albom wrote his final paper: a study of his life in his society Review inspired by Eddie Greenwell

Wisdom grows with age. But the development of wisdom also accelerates when mortality becomes clear. Mortality shined down on Morrie Schwartz, a happy not-quite-old man through a quick diagnosis of ALS – or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Morrie was a professor of sociology at Brandeis University; he dedicated his life to the study of individuals’ actions in their respective societies and together he and Mitch Albom wrote his final paper: a study of his life in his society.

The framework for Albom and Morrie’s message of love and returning to what’s important is archetypal in world literature. The Bible, Koran and other religious books trumpet the theme that the relationships of familial love end up giving you ultimate joy in the end.

Literary fiction is a wonderful genre, but literary fiction shouldn’t tell the reader outright there is some lesson to be learned. It should be the same with non-fiction as well. In this story, the message is one of those direct, sappy ones: surround yourself with loved ones and know what is important, and don't get caught with money and business. We have heard that a million times! Worse, he doesn’t write it in a more creative way that we have heard it in the past.

The problem is that Tuesdays with Morrie seems like some kind of self help book. Albom needs to learn to give only the story and let the reader make of it what she wants. He shouldn’t preach to the reader, "I traded lots of dreams for a bigger paycheck" (p. 33). That is why his work comes across so sappy – one liners creep into the pages all over.

In comparing Tuesdays to Five People you Meet in Heaven, they make Albom look like a one-trick pony. Much of the content is the same. A character (Eddie in "Five People..." and Mitch in "Teusdays...") has a lesson he needs spelled out for them...and they cry...a lot. They don't just live the story, they take on the empty-headed-learning perspective. His characters don't bring much to the table, but seem naive and ignorant, without common sense. Along these lines, no character in good literature can just be told a lesson and then live it. For example, would A Christmas Carol really have been much of a story if the ghosts would have just sat down and talked to Ebenezer Scrooge—who is highly comparable to Mitch in this novel—and said "Hey, you work too much and you don't really enjoy life," and then Ebenezer just did it. No, Ebenezer had to live through the consequences of his lifestyle and then choose for himself. The best part of a great and lasting character, and the part that Albom severely misses out on, is the growing. A good character doesn't just get told and then accept. Albom's characters are spoon-fed quotes and lessons like children and the reader is supposed to buy it! Well, I don't. I need to learn human development, not be told how to develop.
To jazz Tuesdays up, give us more of Mitch's life as a reporter. Not just glimpses of and a complete summary (a literary no-no) of his life as a business man. Albom needs to take the time out to develop the friction between Mitch's life in Detroit and his life at Brandeis. The true beauty about this inherent conflict that most readers can identify with is that there is an allure to making all that money and living it up as a great sports writer as opposed to living with less money but happier. It is a more dynamic and relevant story and teaches more than Albom’s classroom environment.

Some of Morries lessons are inconsistent, and the reader must forget what Albom heralded at the beginning of the encounter. For example, Morrie was adamant at the beginning of the novel that he was not embarrassed about his humanity; he lived his own life without thinking about his stature, power or wealth. He claimed that one should never worry about what other people thought about him. Later in the book, after his ALS progressed, he complained about being embarrassed about how degenerate his body had become. He stopped letting visitors be with him much and identified that his biggest thorn was that the nurse had to help him with his intimate needs in the bathroom. These inconsistencies make the reader confused as to whether Morrie progressed and realized his humanity or truly lived out of the rat race.

If Albom has grown as an author, it is simply to write in such a sappy dramatic way that the general public eats it up, but does not digest. As he says in Tuesdays: "Yet they gave up days and weeks of their lives, addicted to someone else's drama" (42). Perhaps he should spend some time reading Hemmingway before his next novel, and really dig into the characters and conflicts.

The criticality of this novel stems from Albom’s desire that his audience think about and learn from the piece. It was too sappy to be taken seriously and truly learn from.

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Sep 13, 2019 Reading_ Tam_ Ishly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I didn't know this book was a memoir when I picked up this book. I wasn't even consciously looking for this book. It's one of the books in my sister's collection. I picked it up because I needed some kind of motivation/inspiration to live life again with zeal. But what this book offered me was something I wasn't expecting from it.

This beautiful small book is divided into 27 small, concised chapters. It's written in a very simple style but dang, it's the kind of simplicity that would destroy you I didn't know this book was a memoir when I picked up this book. I wasn't even consciously looking for this book. It's one of the books in my sister's collection. I picked it up because I needed some kind of motivation/inspiration to live life again with zeal. But what this book offered me was something I wasn't expecting from it.

This beautiful small book is divided into 27 small, concised chapters. It's written in a very simple style but dang, it's the kind of simplicity that would destroy you because it reaches you straightaway.
It talks about a retired professor who is suffering from a terminal disease. It's how he takes this inevitable journey till the end seeing it from a very different perspective from that of someone else's who would be in the same shoes as he was.
He wants to document this journey with the people he cared about. This journey deals with the misconceptions and doubts about ageing, death and illnesses. It deals well with the concept of social relationships and the various relationships in one's life. It's highly likely for anyone to become withdrawn, self-conscious and constantly bitter with such a condition but this old professor thought about doing something different and utilise his remaining time to be grateful and let the people in his life know what they mean to him and what difference they have made in his life.

The greatest lesson this memoir taught me is that our spirit dies earlier than our actual death.

And this is the first ever book (fiction or nonfiction) that I am reading about an old person who has accepted themselves as how they are wholly, and this is the first book which represents the various psychological issues that old people face so vividly.

No, he wasn't in denial regarding what's happening with him.
Instead what he chooses to do is reach out & talk about the world as a whole, when most of us do is feeling sorry for ourselves, keep having regrets, busy playing blame games.

The issue of dealing with death is the main highlight of this book.

The book talks about family, aging, money and marriage. There are parts where it talks about the basic human emotions, the relations we have and the culture we are thriving in.

This is one gem of a book! It made me cry, laugh but made me realise so many amazing truths about life & human nature.
There is nothing in this book that makes you feel like you are not a part of this book.
This book made me feel at home right away.
Reading this book is like talking with someone who has accepted life with all its flaws & blessings. Even though I cried a lot at the end, it was while I was accepting everything how the book was going to end, and about real life.

I am sure I am going to reread this book after a decade. Made me cry tears of realisation about many things about our mortal lives. ...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Anthony Chavez rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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I'd heard raves about "Tuesdays with Morrie," so I was went into this with high hopes due to hype,and this book delivered and enchanted me. It is truly a book about teaching and teachable moments. A book for anyone that is looking for something that can help him or her through life when it gets hard. "Tuesdays with Morrie" starts off as a teacher who watches his student, Mitch Albom, go through college and then later in life Mitch experiences this same teacher (or Coach, Morrie) struggle with a I'd heard raves about "Tuesdays with Morrie," so I was went into this with high hopes due to hype,and this book delivered and enchanted me. It is truly a book about teaching and teachable moments. A book for anyone that is looking for something that can help him or her through life when it gets hard. "Tuesdays with Morrie" starts off as a teacher who watches his student, Mitch Albom, go through college and then later in life Mitch experiences this same teacher (or Coach, Morrie) struggle with a life threatening disease.

After college Mitch Albom was wrapped up in material things and career concerns until he was reunited with his dying professor. Albom's time with Morrie Schwartz, before his death, is chronicled in this charming little book. The lessons might seem cliché or overdone in the hands of another writer; however, because Albom had such a close relationship with Morrie the professor's personality really comes through in the book. What might've been super sappy, and at sometimes it is a little bit, otherwise comes through with heartfelt meaning and the sincerity with which it was so lovingly passed on to Albom as he talked with his friend in his dying days. This book is not all heavy and filled with seriousness though, there's a great deal of humor in Morrie's attitude, lessons, and stories and I found myself laughing every now and then.

I rated this book a five out of five because I think it's a book that every person should read at some point in his or her life. Morrie helps you look at life from a different angle or with a different lens. Morrie makes you realize how good life really is, despite his condition, and how we should value our time on Earth. He speaks on death not being a bad thing, but a good thing especially if you have lived the life that you wanted to. When Morrie was dying he explained that everyone should do what they dream of doing, don't let life get in the way of things. Money, power, etc. All that stuff is a cultural blinder, and that we should make sure we get a chance to do all of the things that we want to before we die.

In addition to the great story, I was also impressed with the layout of the book. Albom intermingles old memories from his college days in Morrie's classes among the short chapters dealing with specific life lessons like aging, love, and death. This method of layout made for an engrossing, and very fast-moving read. I blew through the book in only a few hours and was completely satisfied with its well roundedness. There was laughter as well as tears, and I came away from the book feeling enriched. I had a couple friends say to me that they had to read this book in school, now after reading it I say, I wish I had this assigned to me, it was a great read. Funny that I finished this book on a Tuesday, Morrie would say, "we're Tuesday people."

"In the beginning of life, when we are infants, we need others to survive, right? And at the end of life, when you get like me, you need others to survive right?... But here's the secret: in between, we need others as well." - Morris Schwartz

"Have you ever really had a teacher? One who saw you as a raw but previous thing, a jewel that, with wisdom, could be polished to a proud shine? If you are lucky enough to find your way to such teachers, you will always find a way back. Sometimes it is only in your head. Sometimes it is right alongside their beds." - Mitch Albom
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Moving, easily relatable if you've lost someone close to you, and filled with nuggets to take away for your own life. I enjoyed this very much ...more

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Apr 05, 2017 Charlotte May rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-recent, illness-mental-terminal, tear-jerker, faith, favourites, biography-memoir

"I looked at him. I saw all the death in the world. I felt helpless."

This book broke me.
It was raw, thought provoking, heart breaking and real.
Such a simple concept, a young man caught up in his busyness and business, competing to be the best in his job finds out that his old college professor is sick. And so begins a tale of regular meetings between Mitch and his old professor - Morrie.
I know this book wouldn't be everyone's cup of tea, but anything that makes me stop and think for a while a ...more

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May 13, 2018 James rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 1-non-fiction, 2-nfic-biography, 9-read-2018-09-september

Given the popularity of Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, I'm surprised I only just read it this week. It's been in my queue for years, but I never had a copy and for some reason, I just didn't buy it. Earlier this year, I found a copy on my apartment building's bookshelf, so I snatched it up and included it in my September TBR list. I enjoyed it a lot, but it wasn't as good as I expected it to be. Knowing how much you can take away from the messages, I ended up with 4.5 stars even though par Given the popularity of Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, I'm surprised I only just read it this week. It's been in my queue for years, but I never had a copy and for some reason, I just didn't buy it. Earlier this year, I found a copy on my apartment building's bookshelf, so I snatched it up and included it in my September TBR list. I enjoyed it a lot, but it wasn't as good as I expected it to be. Knowing how much you can take away from the messages, I ended up with 4.5 stars even though part of me thought it could have pushed the envelope a bit more. Then again, it is almost 15 years old and this type of literature has only become popular in recent years. For its time (minimal social media or digital blogs!), it was pretty motivating.

Rather than critique the book, I've decided to focus more on the messages within it. Life is short. You should remember the valuable things when you're in the latter stages approaching death. Perhaps if you develop a terminal illness, you've been given an opportunity to squeeze in as much as possible before you do actually pass on. It seems odd to phrase it in such a manner, but rather than just die unexpectedly, you have a rough time period in your head... you can try to achieve a few goals and make whatever changes you can before it's too late. Of course, a terminal illness comes with extraordinarily negative impacts, but I'd prefer to focus on the benefits you can reap from the messages in such a book.

It's not important how clean your house is, tho I often obsess over it. It doesn't matter if you traveled the world and saw amazing things when you don't have anyone you love by your side. And you're not gonna focus on the little things in those last few moments. So make the most of it... find people you care for and share your feelings. That's basically the gist of the autobiographical work on a very cursory level. Albom goes back and forth between his younger days with Morrie and his older days with Morrie, and as readers, we see the change in him across time.

I kinda feel like this was one big way to accomplish a goal, but we can also implement his ideas in smaller form across each day. That's where I found the greatest lessons in his words. I'm on a kick to read a few more of his books this fall, too. ...more

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Shelves: philosophy, biography, owned, 2017

"زندگی مجموعه ای است از پسروی ها و پیش روی ها. تو می خواهی کاری را انجام بدهی، اما به زور مجبور می شوی کار دیگری انجام دهی.آسیب می خوری، در حالی که نمی دانی نمی بایست آسیب می خوردی"

این کتاب دیدگاه متفاوتی از مرگ ارائه میده، این که دیر شدنِ انجام کاری معنی نداره و مرگ می‌تونه مسبب کمال انسان شه و نه نابودی او.
نمی‌تونم بگم کتاب یک شاهکار ادبیه یا جملات فیلسوفانه‌ایه داره که زندگی‌تونو متحول می‌کنه یا داستان خیلی خاصی داره، در واقع تبلیغات کمی اغراق کردند و کتاب در کل یک وصیت‌نامه یا نصحیت‌نامه از ...more

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تو یه سری از ریویو ها و کامنت ها میخوندم که دوستانی بودن که عقیده داشتن هرکی از این کتاب خوشش بیاد زرد پسند و عامه پسنده..و ستاره دادن به این کتاب برابره با تز روشن فکری برداشتن😁
واقعا چرا؟😊
از این کتاب خوشم اومد..کتاب جمع و جور و خلاصه ایه..چند تا نکته رو بهم یادآدوری کرد که خیلی وقت بود فراموش کرده بودم.تو یه جمله بگم که لذت بردم از خوندنش😉

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‎دوستانِ گرانقدر، این رمان در موردِ مردی به نامِ <میچ> میباشد که در زمانِ دانشجویی استادِ جامعه شناسی به نامِ <موری> داشته که دانشجویان او را بسیار دوست داشته اند... <موری> به بیماریِ بدونِ درمانِ "ای-ال-اس" مبتلا شده است... پس از ۱۶ سال <میچ> پس از دیدنِ <موری> در تلویزیون، تصمیم میگیرد به دیدنِ او رود... بیماری پیشرفت کرده و از پایین، بدنِ موری در حالِ فلج شدن و از کار افتادن میباشد... میچ تصمیم میگیرد تا این روزهایِ پایانی را با استادش بگذراند... بنابراین هر سه شنبه به دیدنِ موری رفته و با او ‎دوستانِ گرانقدر، این رمان در موردِ مردی به نامِ <میچ> میباشد که در زمانِ دانشجویی استادِ جامعه شناسی به نامِ <موری> داشته که دانشجویان او را بسیار دوست داشته اند... <موری> به بیماریِ بدونِ درمانِ "ای-ال-اس" مبتلا شده است... پس از ۱۶ سال <میچ> پس از دیدنِ <موری> در تلویزیون، تصمیم میگیرد به دیدنِ او رود... بیماری پیشرفت کرده و از پایین، بدنِ موری در حالِ فلج شدن و از کار افتادن میباشد... میچ تصمیم میگیرد تا این روزهایِ پایانی را با استادش بگذراند... بنابراین هر سه شنبه به دیدنِ موری رفته و با او به گفتگو مینشیند....و این کتاب به گفتگوهایِ این شاگرد و استاد در تعدادِ 14 سه شنبه، از زبانِ میچ پرداخته است
‎در زیر به انتخاب برخی از اندرزهایِ موری، خطاب به میچ را در زیر برایتان مینویسم
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‎اگر میخواهی برایِ اشخاص در رده هایِ بالا تظاهر به دارندگی کنی، بهتر است فراموش کنی. به هر صورت به تو به دیدگاهِ حقارت نگاه میکنند... برایِ اشخاصِ واقع در رده هایِ پایین هم تظاهر به بزرگی نکن. تنها به حالِ تو غبطه میخورند.. جاه و مقام، تو را به جایی نمیرساند، تنها با دلی با دریچه هایِ گشوده، همجریانِ بقیه میشوی
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‎اشکال بر سرِ این است که همه عجله دارند، مردم به معنایی در زندگیشان نرسیده اند، به همین دلیل پیوسته شتاب دارند که آن را بیابند. به فکرِ اتومبیل بعدی، خانهٔ بعدی و شغلِ بعدی هستند. بعد میبینید که اینها مقولاتی تهی و بی معنا هستند، از این رو به دویدن ادامه میدهند
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‎جسم به مثابه صدفی است برایِ حفظِ روح و روان.. وقتی مُرد، از بدنش جُز مُشتی پوست و استخوانِ بیفایده باقی نخواهد ماند، با این ذهنیت دل کندن از تن راحت تر میشود
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‎ما عادت نداریم لحظه‌ای بایستیم، پشتِ سرمان را نگاه کنیم، زندگی‌هایمان را ببینیم و به خودمان بگوییم، همه چیز همین است؟ همه‌ٔ چیزی که من میخواهم همین است؟ آیا این وسط چیزی گم نشده؟
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‎تا زمانی که بتوانیم یکدیگر را دوست بداریم و مهر و عشقی را که داشتیم بخاطر بیاوریم، میتوانیم بی آنکه واقعاً برویم، بمیریم.. عشقی که ایجاد میکنید، پایدار باقی میماند، خاطراتی را که می آفرینی باقی میماند.. زنده باقی میمانی- در دلِ همهٔ کسانی که رویِ آنها اثر گذاشته ای
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‎همه میدانند که روزی میمیرند، اما کسی این را باور نمیکند.. اگر باور میکردیم، رفتارمان را تغییر میدادیم
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‎پیر شدن صرفاً زوال و تحلیل رفتن نیست، رشد هم هست. چیزی بیشتر از نزدیک شدن به مرگ است.. همه اش جنبهٔ منفی نیست، جنبهٔ مثبت هم دارد.. میفهمی که باید بمیری و با این علم و اطلاع، بهتر زندگی میکنی
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‎امیدوارم این ریویو در جهتِ آشنایی با این کتاب، کافی و مفید بوده باشه
‎<پیروز باشید و ایرانی> ...more

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May 16, 2014 Aj the Ravenous Reader rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, physically-owned-books, reality-bites, five-stars

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"So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning."

Whenever someone asks me to tell them my favorite books of all time, I always put this book at th ...more

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Dec 28, 2019 Phrynne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Loved it. So, so sad and yet so uplifting at the same time.
Tuesdays with Morrie definitely makes you look around and realise how lucky you are and that you should make the most of life while you still can. ...more

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May 18, 2016 Lizzy rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: biography-memoirs, nonfiction, read-years-ago, stars-4

Tuesdays with Morrie is about death, but what we learn about is much more than the loss of dying but it is about love and friendship. Mitch Albom met with his dying mentor once a week and rediscovered in his last months a person he had lost contact with. This is a tale of life, even if we have to die.

For those dealing with any kind of loss, I recommend Tuesdays with Morrie, a story of someone that was able to deal relatively well with the devastation of ALS. When I read it, I had just lost my f ...more

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Oct 05, 2018 da AL rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, non-fiction

Thought provoking and uplifting. The author does a marvelous job of writing as well as reading. Audiobook includes some of his actual sound recordings with Morrie.

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Dec 17, 2017 Ploye◡̈ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 5stars-worthy, beautiful-meaningful-wellwritten, favorites, ltsamazing-iloveit, amazing-characters

“The truth is, once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”

I love this book so much.
This is the first time i really want to just go buy a book and give it as a gift to others.
So grateful i finally picked this one up.
Honestly, i didn’t expect it to be this good. Turns out It touches my heart.
While reading, It’s like you’re sitting, listening and learning from Morrie as well.
It’s easy to get into the story and be connected with.
Those are valuable time Mitch (the author) felt spending wit ...more

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Sep 16, 2016 Ammara Abid rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: inspirational-stuff

Tuesday with Morrie
Well this book is:
Simple yet compelling,
Quick read yet thought-provoking,
Saddening yet heartening,
Short yet long lasting.

Not reviewing this book critically, this is perfect and complete in the style, it's written.
Truly inspirational real life story of Professor Morrie Schwartz albeit carrying a life changing message for all.
Precisely this book has something for everyone.
A must read. ...more

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May 20, 2015 Fereshteh rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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همین که پیرمرد قصه یه جورایی نفسش از جای گرم بلند میشد خورد تو ذوقم

مریض باشه و بدنش کم کم از پاهاش شروع کنه به فلج شدن و همین طوری بیاد بالا و اون قدر دستش به دهنش برسه که نه تنها از عهده ی مخارج این بیماری مهلک برمیاد بلکه شصت نفر هم فول تایم تو خونه ش استخدام کنه که به امورش رسیدگی کنند...خب اعتراف کنین که طرف خیلی خاصه! متفاوته! مرفهه

زندگی پیچیده تر از اونیه که همه مون بخوایم لای خطوط یه کتاب به این سادگی با یه قانون شسته رفته پیداش کنیم بخصوص اگه این آقای معلم زندگی، تو همچین شرایط متفاوتی ا ...more

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"سه شنبه ها با موری"، از تاثیر گذارترین و پر فروش ترین كتاب هاي نیویورک تایمز است که از اکتبر 1997 تا کنون همواره در صدر جدول پر فروش ترین هاي سال قرار داشته است.داستان واقعي مردي ٧٠ ساله به نام موري كه به بيماري سخت و لاعلاج اي ال اس مبتلا شده ( همون بيماري معروف استيون هاوكينگ) و پزشكان معتقدند كه بيش از ٢ سال از زندگي او نمانده است .اين پيرمرد دوست داشتني كه استاد جامعه شناسي است و در دانشگاه برانديس مشغول به تدريس بوده نظراتي جالب در مورد دنيا و مسائل مختلف به خصوص مرگ پيدا ميكند و تجربيات و "سه شنبه ها با موری"، از تاثیر گذارترین و پر فروش ترین كتاب هاي نیویورک تایمز است که از اکتبر 1997 تا کنون همواره در صدر جدول پر فروش ترین هاي سال قرار داشته است.داستان واقعي مردي ٧٠ ساله به نام موري كه به بيماري سخت و لاعلاج اي ال اس مبتلا شده ( همون بيماري معروف استيون هاوكينگ) و پزشكان معتقدند كه بيش از ٢ سال از زندگي او نمانده است .اين پيرمرد دوست داشتني كه استاد جامعه شناسي است و در دانشگاه برانديس مشغول به تدريس بوده نظراتي جالب در مورد دنيا و مسائل مختلف به خصوص مرگ پيدا ميكند و تجربيات و دانسته هاي خود را با يكي از دانشجوهاي سابقش به نام ميچ طي ١٤ جلسه ملاقات در روزهاي سه شنبه در ميان ميگذارد . طي اين ديدارها مطالب خوبي رو بيان ميكنند و استاد موري اين مطالب را به گونه اي كه مخاطب را به فكر فرو ميبرد بيان ميكند و اين كه هر سه شنبه به يك سوژه خاص اختصاص دارد كتاب را جذاب تر هم كرده است و ما هركدام از انها را طي يك فصل از كتاب ميخوانيم . فصل هايي تحت عنوان : تاسف براي خود ، درباره خانواده ، درباره احساسات ، درباره پول ، ازدواج ، خوشبختي ، پيرشدن و ...
.داستان كتاب، پاياني تلخ اما زيبا و ماندگار دارد. پيشنهاد ميكنم نظرات و ديدگاه يك پيرمرد ٧٠ ساله و جامعه شناس رو درباره مسائل مختلف زندگي طي ١٧٤ صفحه بخونيد و استفاده كنيد .
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Aug 01, 2007 Lorraine rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: total idiots

Shelves: odiousbooks

I'm ashamed to own that I've read this. All I can say is: I did it for a good cause. That is, to promote reading in general (for a library talk).

Mawkishly sentimental (here I am, trying to wipe off the stale stench of yesterday's coffee mornings) and terribly trite.

Any person leaning to the left should, or would, recognise what Mitch is talking about. It isn't that Morrie is talking shit. He isn't. However, I think it's terribly ironic that such a venture (it screams "self-help" and "it will t ...more

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