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Tuesdays with Morrie


Tuesdays with Morrie is a true story about the author himself, Mitch Albom, and his favorite college professor Morrie Schwartz. When Albolm was younger he spends his undergraduate years at Brandeis University, when he takes every class that he can that is taught by Schwartz and soon enough he finds himself forming a bond that goes beyond the typical student/teacher relationship. After years at Brandeis, graduation had finally arrived, Albom promises to stay in touch with his professor and moves to New York City with the intention of pursuing a career as a professional musician. He struggles a lot as he tries to make it in the business with his dream of becoming a pianist. He spends several frustrating years working odd jobs and wondering what he is doing wrong. He also loses touch with all of his college friends and with Schwartz. For the first time in his life Mitch experiences harsh failure. He returns to school and earns graduate degrees in journalism and business administration from Columbia University in New York. Albom accepts a job as a sports writer and became a workaholic, working long grueling hours. He goes around looking for jobs when he finally finds one at the Detroit Press as a news writer. Shortly after learning the diagnosis, Schwartz makes an important decision. He isn't going to hide behind his illness. For the next fourteen weeks, Schwartz and Albom discuss everything from regrets and death to money and marriage, from family to forgiveness. Their conversations and the insights they give into the way Schwartz has lived his life and accepts his death become the foundation around which Tuesdays with Morrie is written.

If you want a reminder of how important your time spent with friends, family, and the ones you love can be, then this book will definitely be that for you. You will laugh & cry but it was one of the most inspirational books I have read. You can't help but like Morrie Schwartz with his common sense and wisdom I would recommend this book to people of all ages. It is truly a touching novel that I think a lot of people would appreciate reading because it also acts as a valid reminder of what to cherish in life. It has a touching story and is known to some critics as a “tear jerker” It would probably be better if the reader had a high maturity level and a moderately wide span vocabulary because there are some words that would not be understood by the younger audience. Although I believe that the book would be loved by all ages I think that the older age group from sixteen and up might understand it a little more. I think that the older aged audience could relate more to it since they’re older and have less time on this earth than the younger audience. Although there are many few negative comments and book reviews from critics. I believe that you truly have to just read the book for yourself. Many people can perceive a story, or an authors message incorrectly but it’s really up to the reader to decide that. I am the kind of person who will read the first chapter or so of a book to see if it captivates my interest, and if that’s the kind of reader that you are than you won’t be able to put the book down. The story keeps you wanting to keep on going until you get to the end. Everyone should read it!

-Elaina Pugne