Book Review

(Tuesdays with Morrie)

Tuesday with Morrie is a book about Morrie and Mitch. Morrie,

someone who is dying still with his optimistic view in life, and Mitch’s professor.
The story flows where Morrie teach Mitch some lessons in life. This is a memoir
by Mitch Albom. Published in 1997. Mitchelle David “Mitch” Albom, the author
of this story, is an American author, journalist, screenwriter, dramatist, radio and
television broadcaster, and musician. His books have sold over 35 million copies
worldwide. Having achieved national recognition for sports writing in the earlier
part of his career, he is perhaps best known for the inspirational stories and
themes that weave through his books, plays, and films.

In the beginning of the story, we get to know Mitch and Morrie during
Mitch's college graduation ceremony. A young guy named Mitch Albom, is just
starting his adult life, and Morrie Schwartz, is his favorite professor. They both
feel the same, as Morrie gives Mitch a hug and tearfully says goodbye.

16 years after the graduation, Morrie get a disease named ALS, also known as
Lou Gehrig's disease. It destroys his muscles, making him weaker and weaker
until his lungs can no longer support him and he dies. In the book, the person who
has this disease describes like a candle slowly melting. Instead of being gloomy
and sorrowful, He and his wife starts to welcome visitors for Morrie
Meanwhile, Mitch has been living kind of a mediocre life. He became
workaholic, even to the point he don’t have time for his wife. But luckily one
night, Mitch saw his professor Morrie being interviewed by nightline on ABC

Mitch take visit for Morrie on the first of many Tuesdays. At first he's afraid
because he saw how frail his Professor is, but that fear begins to melt pretty
quickly. They end up chatting for hours, as if no time has passed between them,
and Morrie is able to convince Mitch to come back and visit next week.

This final class discuss about important lessons in life like: friendship, love, loss,
death, and so on. Few weeks pass, Morrie's body grows weaker, even though he
fights every day to stay positive for the people he loves. Every time Mitch watch
his friend suffering from the disease, his own heart gets stronger. For every lesson
they have Mitch realize something and adapt those thing into his life. To show
concern to his friend, he starts reaching out to help take care for Morrie.

Finally, on their fourteenth Tuesday, they have to say goodbye. Morrie can barely
speak and raises his hand to give Mitch a hug. It's a heartbreaking farewell, and
we highly suggest you have a tissue or two on hand when you reach this point.

Morrie passes away a few days later.

To finish up, Mitch gives us his conclusion. It's a kind of retrospective on his "last
class" with Morrie. His heart brims with gratitude for what Morrie did for him,
and looking back, he only has one regret: that he didn't reach out to Morrie earlier.
 Morrie Schwartz is a Sociology professor. He connects with one
former student and during the end of his life, as he battles ALS, meets with him
every Tuesday to discuss a multitude of life's topics. Mitch Albom is the author
of the story, he tells his meeting with Morrie. The former student of Morrie, who
gets busy after graduating. And he saw his former professor interviewed in TV.
Until then, they meet every Tuesday. Charlotte Schwartz, wife of Morrie
Schwartz. Ted Koppel, a journalist who interviewed Morrie. Connie, Morrie’s
live in nurse. David, Morrie’s brother. Charlie, Morrie’s father. Eva, Morrie’s
stepmother. Peter, Mitch’ brother

Tuesdays with Morrie is one great book, I swear. This book can help
many “Mitch” in the world. Like, someone who forgets what life really means. It
can refresh them to think again on what things they should prioritize. And also in
can help to many depressed people to think optimistic, like what Morrie do while
he’s slowly dying. Overall, I like the book, the lines are on point. It gives what
you expect to read on a book.