April 8, 2005

Wow

You know, I read Tuesdays with Morrie and was swept away by it for about ... oh ... 5 minutes, before I got annoyed. The book was too pat, too easy, too neat. I don't like neat. I also intensely dislike how he capitalized on that success (although who can really blame him, right?) If I had liked Tuesdays with Morrie, maybe I wouldn't have been so disgusted by the prospect of The Five People You Meet in Heaven. Ah yes, he writes one hit book and now feels compelled to share all his wisdom in easily digestible doses ... Ick.

But anyway.

Now comes this news.


(via Book Slut)

Posted by sheila
Comments

"The column was written Friday, for a section that was printed before the game was played"

Well, he's an idiot then.

Did you see the book Amazon have paired The Five People you meet in Heaven with?

Posted by: peteb at April 8, 2005 11:52 AM

A total idiot - I guess I always thought so, there was always something a bit con-artist-like in him.

Posted by: red at April 8, 2005 11:55 AM

Ah yes. And let us "open love's door", peteb. It only takes 7 lessons to open love's door!!

God, I despise books like that.

Posted by: red at April 8, 2005 11:56 AM

Ha. It's about time someone fixed a handle onto that damn thing.

Posted by: peteb at April 8, 2005 12:04 PM

Yeah, really. "Where the hell is the durn doorknob to love's door??"

Posted by: red at April 8, 2005 12:16 PM

Eeeew. You know, I'd been thinking I should read his stuff for some reason...but now I don't think I need to keep them on the list after all.

Posted by: Jayne at April 8, 2005 12:21 PM

Jayne -

Yeah. You can skip it. I read Tuesdays with Morrie, and that book was like cotton candy. AWESOME while you are reading it, but then immediately following - it dissolves into nothingness, and leaves you with a sugar headache. It don't add up. It's all too easy.

Posted by: red at April 8, 2005 12:24 PM

Maybe he was referring to a couple of ex-ballplayers who were watching from heaven. ahhh.

And as far as love's door, forget about opening it in seven steps. Just peek through the keyhole and get your jollies.

Posted by: popskull at April 8, 2005 9:22 PM

I actually read "Five people you meet in Heaven"

felt manipulated the whole way. felt like "they want me to cry at the end of this."

I hate books like that. Don't tell me how to feel, dammit!

hated it. I keep putting off the member of my book club who keeps saying that we should read "Tuesdays with Morrie" as a bookclub book.

Posted by: ricki at April 9, 2005 11:10 AM