Genre: Literature & Fiction
Author: Mitch Albom
Shelf Score: 4 / 5 (Keeper)
The Plot: It is Eddie's birthday. And his job as caretaker of the rides in Ruby Pier has been his routine now, day in and day out. The difference today, compared to any other day, was that Eddie was about to die. Living a life without a soul since his wife died, Eddie had taken refuge in his work by maintaining the roller coasters, the ferris wheel and all the other rides at Ruby Pier, where his father had worked before he took over. As the day wound down, one ride, Freddy's Free Fall went awry. An accident that almost took many a life. And one more was about to go when Eddie did his best to save a little girl. Suddenly, it all went blank and Eddie never remembered anything. No pain, no emotion, no memory. Not even knowing if he had saved the little girl's life. During the first few moments, Eddie was unsure of what was happening. He could not speak, but he could pretty much do anything else. Which made him wonder where he actually was, surely, he thought to himself, this was not heaven.
It was not until he met a blue man who he felt was vaguely familiar. Like someone from his childhood. And during the course of their conversation, he did remember the blue man. And the blue man explained the beginning of Eddie's journey, to his heaven. A journey that will lead him to four others who will teach him. Four others who will share their heavens with Eddie, until Eddie finds his own.
The Review: Mitch Albom writes this book in bits and pieces that weaves itself into a fine web that glistens with brilliance and emotions. You get a feel of Eddie's journey, his thoughts, his feelings. You get to wonder for yourself if your definition of heaven is indeed what it is. But where this book really gets you is the tight grip it has on reality. It is how the book exploits the dark side that you deny you have. The dark side that you only imagine but always feel that it was only in your mind. But that dark side is there, and as you read, you accept it, in one way, that you are sometimes guilty of having done something that you continue to deny. It is heart breaking at times, but it is the moments that your heart breaks, that you open up and accept and feel and see the truth. A wonderful journey and an amazing view at life. That is what this book is all about.
The Verdict: I loved Tuesdays With Morrie. It was light on the feet but heavy with lessons and emotions. I was expecting something that was bordering on pretty much the same level. But I was wrong. I don't know if it was because I could relate to pretty much everything that the book threw at me, or if the book was really made that way. It was much heavier than Tuesdays. Much heavier in fact, that I felt so deep in my emotions that I couldn't read his next book. It was all good though. Because even in the thicket of emotions that the book made me feel, it was the lessons learned after all, that really mattered. I wouldn't mind reading the book again after six months, if only to remind me of some of life's greatest lessons.
It was not until he met a blue man who he felt was vaguely familiar. Like someone from his childhood. And during the course of their conversation, he did remember the blue man. And the blue man explained the beginning of Eddie's journey, to his heaven. A journey that will lead him to four others who will teach him. Four others who will share their heavens with Eddie, until Eddie finds his own.
The Review: Mitch Albom writes this book in bits and pieces that weaves itself into a fine web that glistens with brilliance and emotions. You get a feel of Eddie's journey, his thoughts, his feelings. You get to wonder for yourself if your definition of heaven is indeed what it is. But where this book really gets you is the tight grip it has on reality. It is how the book exploits the dark side that you deny you have. The dark side that you only imagine but always feel that it was only in your mind. But that dark side is there, and as you read, you accept it, in one way, that you are sometimes guilty of having done something that you continue to deny. It is heart breaking at times, but it is the moments that your heart breaks, that you open up and accept and feel and see the truth. A wonderful journey and an amazing view at life. That is what this book is all about.
The Verdict: I loved Tuesdays With Morrie. It was light on the feet but heavy with lessons and emotions. I was expecting something that was bordering on pretty much the same level. But I was wrong. I don't know if it was because I could relate to pretty much everything that the book threw at me, or if the book was really made that way. It was much heavier than Tuesdays. Much heavier in fact, that I felt so deep in my emotions that I couldn't read his next book. It was all good though. Because even in the thicket of emotions that the book made me feel, it was the lessons learned after all, that really mattered. I wouldn't mind reading the book again after six months, if only to remind me of some of life's greatest lessons.
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