I have read almost everyone of Mitch Albom's books that are heartfelt. I think this was his first was this book and while this one isn't my favorite or as memorable as say One More Day or Have A Little Faith. These honest books get to the heart of matters and always make me cry at some point.This is a quick read not because it is just simply written but because I eagerly wanted to learn what was next. I love that the author always meets such interesting people to write about and they are such regular people, people you want to know.

So, I had to read this for an assignment on death and dying in nursing school. I had read it as a kid for school so I knew what it was about but it was still great to read again. Worth spending the money on (I lost my first copy).

I read all these great reviews on this site and bought the book. I expected it to be some kind of life changing/revealing experience. I did not find it to be so. I empathise with morrie, his suffering and everything but my gripe is against the author and his dull writing style. The kind of revelations the author is supposed to have got by talking to morrie are so fundamental that you dont need to have to talk to a dying person to know about them. Even simple philosophies of life can be written well. I was not terribly moved by reading about it too. At some points in the book, I even wondered if Morrie was indulging in too much self-pity. Agreed its a terrible disease to live with but the author/book just could not evoke the kind emotions in me.

A silly book, with echoes of the bridges of madison county, overwritten sports metaphors (he's one of the worst offenders as a writer in the sports pages). It really makes life into a schmaltzy slush, while avoiding any real issues. Perfect for the exurb bush fan.

In my L.A class this was required reading. When I picked up this book, I wasn't hoping for much. A few heartfelt memoirs, perhaps a charming anecdote. What I recieved was pure filth, right in the kisser. It was an emotionally manipulative and a blatant marketeering of a slow, heartstring-pulling death. I learned absolutely nothing about how to live. This is a sad and pathetic attempt of piggybacking off of someone else's suffering in order to attract those in want of a tear-jerker. I find that Mitch is highly insensitive to Morrie's plight, and flew down there only when he was in need of a story. I have read many teary books as required reading, and am thoroughly fed up with this new age, sympathetic trash.

I grew up reading Mitch Albom articles about sports in the Detroit area and nationwide. He is one of the most thoughtful writers of our time, and communicates in a simple fashion that makes it easy to interpret his logic and conclusions. He applies this same, simple writing style to this book in a manner whereby you feel like you are experiencing what he is experiencing firsthand. I have to say, after reading this book, I started to look at the world a different way and I really need to keep it nearby for every major stage in my life going forward.