Book Review of "Tuesdays with Morrie"

Tuesdays with Morrie is one of those books that I found to be 5-star worthy in some parts and 1-star or even zero-star worthy in some. Maybe that’s because I should have read this at a time when my tolerance for preachy or pseudo-self-help books was high or maybe when the cynicism of being in the early 30s hadn’t settled in.

When you learn how to die, you learn how to live.

 

The book chronicles the story of Dr. Morrie Schwartz, a University Professor diagnosed with ALS - a lengthy, slow, and painful death sentence. But with this compelling premise, the book, IMHO, is just an overly dramatic, drawn-out discussion about life priorities. There are definitely some heartfelt moments that make you stop and reflect but those are few and their impact gets diminished by the saccharine and not-so-subtle wannabe tear-jerking prose.

Anyhoo, I wish I had enjoyed this book, but I couldn’t. Let’s say it’s just me and not the book and move on; 3/5