Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (Non-fiction, life lessons)

Tuesdays with Morrie is an excellent book. It is about an outstanding teacher with a lethal disease that will slowly kill him, giving one last class. Mitch Albom, the author, is the only student of his very last class. The class is about many different things, including questions about how life works and why people do what they do. Morrie, a Sociology professor of 50 years, gives little insights and mini history lessons about his past and protests that were happening, as Mitch’s work was caught up in a labor dispute. Morrie explains many things to Mitch, including how you make a marriage work. Mitch, who is writing this book with Morrie as a last report, provides insights as to how Morrie makes his life work with Lou Gehrig’s disease. It is a hard thing for Morrie, as he had always been active. It is also difficult for Morrie, as he had not missed a day of teaching in 37 years and suddenly, he must stop. Mitch provides insights as to how not teaching at school affected Morrie. Mitch talks about how if Morrie was not featured on television, he would never have seen him again. This is a moving book with an excellent lesson to learn. 

I really enjoyed this book. I read a lot of fiction, fantasy especially. This book was a refreshing nonfiction book that I was very invested in. It tells a great story that has never been told and I felt that I learnt something from every character, especially Morrie. This book is an excellent story for adults and young adults. This book is different from other books about life lessons, as it aligns itself around Morrie’s last days with Mitch. Every Chapter after the first couple is a numbered Tuesday, which is the only time Mitch sees Morrie. Mitch describes how Morrie is slowly getting worse and less independent.  Morrie’s life lessons are ones that truly make sense. One of his life lessons is that money is not important compared to people, you do not need the newest of everything. You can be wealthy without money, when you have good experiences and people who love you. Love is the most primary force in the world, which sounds like something Albus Dumbledore might say. Morrie was Mitch’s Yoda, his mentor, and a guiding light for many. This book is a tribute to him and what he did, and it is amazing for that. 

Revewed by Will U., Grade 9