Book+Review



The book, __Tuesdays with Morrie__ by Mitch Albom, is a wonderful story for those that are looking for a book that can inspire them. If you want to see, or read about an amazing person, look no further than Morrie Schwartz, who is one of the main characters in the book, rather than Mitch. The book is a true story about Morrie, and his trauma that he went through when he was diagnosed of having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease or ALS. ALS is a disease that attacks the nervous system and weakens the muscles until the person is paralyzed but can still feel, and is a shell of his/her former self. Although Morrie is diagnosed with the disease and is slowly deteriorating, he does not give up on life. Morrie instead embraces it, his view is that we all have to die someday, and encourages that belief by throwing a pre-funeral before he died so he could actually get to hear all the good things that his loved ones wanted to tell him. When Mitch was thrown into play after hearing his old professor’s name on the television and going to the elderly man’s house, you actually learn some life lessons from the man, and his life’s story.

The thing is though is that you know what is coming in the end when the disease reaches his chest. Tissues are advised for those that are easily prone to crying, because the disease takes Morrie, but he left a lasting imprint in the world on many people’s hearts. __Tuesdays with Morrie__ is Mitch’s final essay for his professor, in tribute to the man that changed his life and millions more. Easily this book receives top grades.

Rational:

The reason that I decided to do the book review was because I wanted to let my thoughts of the book known, and written down, in a quick summary. This also let me play my hand at trying to judge a story with a more critical eye than I would normally do. Thus letting me get a point of view that normally I never consider, and give a biased, yet unbiased in explaining parts of the book in examples, review of the book. Letting others know how I felt about certain sections of the book by explaining what happens, and explaining how the characters are briefly to me overall.