Well, I am not a voracious reader. Generally, I read books under the genre ficti
on and fantasy. These books though big, being a story full of thrills, never cease to clasp me. Very recently, I began to study non-fiction books. Definitely not those of Ayn Rand's that delve deep into philosophy, but those books with a lighter dose and only a few pages to flip; commercialized versions I would rather say. One such was Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie.
With a slight graze, Tuesdays with Morrie is a story about an old man, Morrie Schwartz at the verge of death telling his experience to his old student, Mitch. But this magical chronicle of their time together turns out to be a great session : lessons in how to live.
The narrative starts with Morrie being infected by ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Morrie despondent about his failing health secludes himself from the society. But Mitch comes to the rescue when he accidentally hears the news about his old professor, Morrie. He promises Morrie that he would meet him every Tuesday. Every Tuesday they talk about different aspects of life. Mitch, on the first meet with Morrie looks scared about death and the agonies of life. But as the days sorry the Tuesdays goes by he builds a sanguine disposition on demise : Death ends a life, not a relationship. The author performs this miracle of starting from an absolute void and slowly building confidence like a waxing moon in reader's heart as well. In short, a nice book to read.
on and fantasy. These books though big, being a story full of thrills, never cease to clasp me. Very recently, I began to study non-fiction books. Definitely not those of Ayn Rand's that delve deep into philosophy, but those books with a lighter dose and only a few pages to flip; commercialized versions I would rather say. One such was Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie.With a slight graze, Tuesdays with Morrie is a story about an old man, Morrie Schwartz at the verge of death telling his experience to his old student, Mitch. But this magical chronicle of their time together turns out to be a great session : lessons in how to live.
The narrative starts with Morrie being infected by ALS, a fatal neurodegenerative disease. Morrie despondent about his failing health secludes himself from the society. But Mitch comes to the rescue when he accidentally hears the news about his old professor, Morrie. He promises Morrie that he would meet him every Tuesday. Every Tuesday they talk about different aspects of life. Mitch, on the first meet with Morrie looks scared about death and the agonies of life. But as the days sorry the Tuesdays goes by he builds a sanguine disposition on demise : Death ends a life, not a relationship. The author performs this miracle of starting from an absolute void and slowly building confidence like a waxing moon in reader's heart as well. In short, a nice book to read.
When you learn how to die, you learn how to live- Mitch Albom
7 comments:
yeps short n soulful..:)
good review. btw, I've never heard of this book before. looks like a good one.
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Oh really! then read it dude. its a short and sweet book.
@Swami
Good to hear that you have read the book... Any other books u know ??
well, I read for one more day by the same guy and it was a coffee table read.. I mean it was passable.. I ve heard Tuesdays with Morrie is supposed to be good.. Hmmm... Lets see..
@swetha
One more of his book "5 ppl i meet in heaven" is also good. i guess u r not talking about that :)
do read I-Robot..asimov..some funny sci fi it is..:)..If uve not already..
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