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So I was paging through the reviews on the book page and I was really surprised to see people saying that this was just a 'cliche' book that was n't worth reading. I felt that this book encouraged me to question a lot of things about life in general and for that reason alone it is worth reading.
Byron Jansen about 1 year ago
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Bgron I agree with yuo. In my opinion this is a wonderful book. One of the few books that every one have to read . In my list of most important books it is on the second plase after "The monck hwo sold his ferary"
Victoria Finzi about 1 year agoI agree with you both. This book is profound and in sightful. People who judge it as cliche probably don't connect with the emotions in it.
Anonymous User about 1 year agototally agree, it really did make me look at things differently.. it's an eye-opener... worth reading .. it's one of those books that i feel i can read again and not get bored... try reading for one more day it's also for mitch albom ... very nicely written and simple... i'm reading the five ppl you meet in heaven... heard its gr8 as well
Anonymous User about 1 year agotrust me, there are loads of other books that let you question life or love in a much more in depth AND meaningful manner. Tuesdays with Morrie is a well-packaged mediocre read.
Facebook User about 1 year agoI only read half of it....
Kaitlyn Penner about 1 year agoI totally agree. This book was very insightful and actually made me cry (most books don't). It's the first book that I read which was about life, and I do believe Mitch Albom is very talented with writing if he can get me to ponder about my morals and life in general.
There is not one reason why anybody shouldn't read this book.
Grace King about 1 year agoYou are right Stef, there's loads of other books asking and answering the same questions. The way this one is written though is what makes it so good for a lot of people, it has something that the other's doesn't, it is a cozy book, it is warm, it connects yourself in a soft and pleasant way, it's innocence travels deeper than the "wiser" ones, you don't even notice until it is inside. It is indeed a wonderful book.
Facebook User about 1 year agoI agree, I quite enjoyed this book. Probably the finest Mitch Albom has written. I particularly enjoy his writing style: the chapters are short and his writing concise: you don't have to cut through a lot of business to get his meaning. Sure, I can see how this book might be branded as 'cliche', but it made me ask a lot of questions. Questions like "do we need money to be happy?", or "how do we face death with dignity?". Whether or not these questions are cliche, they're still questions we need to ask.
Facebook User about 1 year agoThis book is touching and heartfelt. It truly made me think about how I want to live my life and how I want to treat others in my life. One of my favorite Morrie quotes is, "Once you learn how to die, you'll learn how to live." Basically, live everyday like it's your last. It's a cliche saying, that's true, but it never really effected me until I read Tuesdays With Morrie. Another great read is the book that inspired this one. It's called Morrie: In His Own Words. It was written by Morrie Schwartz right before he died and contains a lot of the same aphorisms that are in Tuesdays with Morrie.
Also, a lot of people saying there are other books out there more heartfelt and meaningful than this one. Could you please give me some examples of those books? I'd really enjoy reading them as well.
Facebook User about 1 year agoI've read it once, and I don't think I'd want to read it again. Don't get me wrong - the book was rather good while it lasted, sad parts here and there. But all in all, it was rather boring, strangely it didn't make me think or question life. Maybe cos I couldn't really relate much to what Mitch Albom was trying to convey.
Toffa Wahed about 1 year agoWOW HAVE ANY OF YOU SEEN THE FILM? IT IS FANTASTIC. EVEN BETTER THEN THE BOOK AND MUCH MUCH SADDER.
Kylie Ann Furey about 1 year agoHonestly, not seeing this book as a cliche is to not understand the word in itself. A 'mentor's final lesson' plot to the deepest level, there is nothing new here.
Jack Stapleton about 1 year agoByron i agreed with you. There is another book in my shelf calling "Alchemist" by Coelho, Paulo. it also gives me a lot of inspiration and encourage to think of and act on something really meaningful to me.
May Ng about 1 year agoKaitlyn...do read the other half, when life seems to lose meaning I always read this book, really great book about life and the things we seem to miss out which are the important ones..
Amal Carol about 1 year agoAgree! Maybe I've read or listened to too many people talking about this great life lesson. There was absolutely nothing new in this book. But, it was quick and easy to read and had a big serving of schmaltz so I can see why it has appealed to the masses (plus the help of Oprah never hinders that!). But there are many many more indepth and thought-provoking books available that take this story to another level. This story of the dying person has been told so many times but does it every really make us totally change our lives and live in the now? I'm unsure of that!
Michelle Spencer about 1 year agoLike 3 other people have said the same thing you did...that there are "so many more books out there" that deliver this message in a "better" way. But what books? I'm not trying to be rude, I really just want to know, so I can read some.
Facebook User about 1 year agoThe book was wonderful!!! It is one of thoes books that really make you think after reading it. I had to read it in highschool and after that we had to do our own verison of what we thought might be close to it I loved it. All of Mitch Alboms books are awesome. Everytime he comes out with a new book I read it in one to two days
Facebook User about 1 year agohmm, what about the inheritance of loss by kiran desai? It's a completely different style, but at the end of it, you can feel the beauty of her writing, and even life, in a quieter, more elegant way. I know many people loved Tuesdays, but many of us are also skeptics who think he writes books on well known cliches. In Albom's style, to each his own i say.
Facebook User about 1 year agoFor variations on this theme about living in the moment and not wasting life, try... (these are just the ones on my bookshelf that have brought the message to me that I expected Tuesdays with Morrie to do)
Michelle Spencer about 1 year agoThe Artist's Way - Julia Cameron
Naomi's Story - Jon Casimir
Desert Flower - Waris Dirie
Best Things in the Worst Times - Graeme Irvine
Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
Lifeforce - Nikki Goldstein
To Have and To Hold - Walter Mikac
God's Callgirl - Carla van Raay