Reviews with content warning for Medical content - Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

This was such a sweet book. Although it got a bit repetitive at times, with Morrie and Albom always talking about "The Culture" and how people need to appreciate their daily lives in a humble way, I thought it was such a beautiful thing to see how much these two men meant to each other. Morrie is a normal guy, albeit more reflective and earnest than most, but Albom's decision to weave together all of his teachings elevates him to such an aspirational level. Everything, after all, is about old friends.
This quote from the afterword made me tear up:
"I said, 'Hello Morrie. This is Mitch Albom. I was a student of yours in the 70s. I don't know if you remember me.'
'How come you didn't call me Coach?' he said. "

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5.0

Every line hits a chord in the nerves. It thrums of life and the way we look at things, especially what was typically seen as taboo and having a negative connotation; it was a matter of one's mindset. It was filled with a plentiful supply of nuggets of wisdom that kindly soften people's hearts, an angle that has always been there but that we often took for granted due to fear and chasing after things that don't really matter. It's a heartwarming and memorable thesis. The lovely part? I finished this book on a fine Tuesday evening.

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