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Readability: 3/5
Plot: 1/5
Recommend: No
The book documents the knowledgable Morrie Schwartz as he suffers from ALS and is slowly dying. His former student, Mitch Albom, the author of the book, is at his house every Tuesday to speak on a topic, whether it is marriage, death, or forgiveness. This non-fiction story is packed full of quotes and things to live by.
Ah, “Tuesdays with Morrie.” I first read this book before my freshman year of high school and was quite unchanged. My friends and classmates, who also read the book, spoke of how it touched they were and how it made them sad or emotional. They spoke of the tears they had and how they had learned a valuable lesson on life and death. Me, on the other hand, tried to get meaning out of the story, however, failed as I felt it was boring and quite uneventful. I decided that I must have skimmed through the book too fast and missed the important parts, so I reread it before my senior year of high school. Again, I felt that “Tuesdays with Morrie” was not as great and insightful as others had perceived it to be. I felt that the book was trying too hard to be meaningful and insightful. It was boring and Albom used the death of an old man to sell a book. Sure, Morrie may have wanted his story to be out there, but this book simply fails to deliver. The need to find a reason or answer on how each person should live their lives is overwhelming. “Tuesdays with Morrie” will be meaningful to some, but to me, I have learned nothing and will not be recommending this book.
Plot: 1/5
Recommend: No
The book documents the knowledgable Morrie Schwartz as he suffers from ALS and is slowly dying. His former student, Mitch Albom, the author of the book, is at his house every Tuesday to speak on a topic, whether it is marriage, death, or forgiveness. This non-fiction story is packed full of quotes and things to live by.
Ah, “Tuesdays with Morrie.” I first read this book before my freshman year of high school and was quite unchanged. My friends and classmates, who also read the book, spoke of how it touched they were and how it made them sad or emotional. They spoke of the tears they had and how they had learned a valuable lesson on life and death. Me, on the other hand, tried to get meaning out of the story, however, failed as I felt it was boring and quite uneventful. I decided that I must have skimmed through the book too fast and missed the important parts, so I reread it before my senior year of high school. Again, I felt that “Tuesdays with Morrie” was not as great and insightful as others had perceived it to be. I felt that the book was trying too hard to be meaningful and insightful. It was boring and Albom used the death of an old man to sell a book. Sure, Morrie may have wanted his story to be out there, but this book simply fails to deliver. The need to find a reason or answer on how each person should live their lives is overwhelming. “Tuesdays with Morrie” will be meaningful to some, but to me, I have learned nothing and will not be recommending this book.