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Have You Ever Lost Someone You Love…

…and wanted one more conversation, one more chance to make up for the time when you thought they would be here forever? If so, then you know you can go through your whole life collecting days, and none will outweigh the one you wish you had back.

What if you got it back?

And that is the gist of for one more day, the latest book by mitch albom who more famously wrote the five people you meet in heaven.

I know you guys come in here looking for a good food review. But once in a while I come across something else that is worth checking out too. Right now, that comes in the form of this great book.

One of my all-time favourites on my reading list is Tuesdays with morrie, also by the same author. In that one, morrie teaches mitch (and us) about life and to treat others with love and compassion. It is one of the few books that I can reread many times over without getting tired, each time gaining new insights that I haven’t before.

I believe if more people read Tuesdays with morrie, the world would be a much better and kinder place to live in. That is why I have bought several copies of it to give away to friends.

In short, I love Tuesdays with morrie. It puts me to tears every time. I certainly didn’t expect to love another book as much as this.

Until now.

for one more day is about a mother’s love for her son charley, as well as charley’s regrets. It starts off with charley attempting suicide after hitting rock bottom in his life. He heads to his childhood home to do this, and is surprised to find his mother — who’s been dead for years — apparently still living there!

They get to spend a whole day together and throughout this day, we learn more about charley’s guilt and regrets, of all the times his Mom stood up for him and all the times he let her down. Through it all, we see how pure and truly unconditional a mother’s love is, which, in the story, transcends even death itself.

After reading the opening, I was hooked. I certainly wasn’t planning on finishing the book that swiftly. But I basically cancelled all my Sunday plans to finish the book in one sitting! It’s a really powerful and moving story that gets you reflecting about the way you treat your loved ones. I was a sappy mess throughout.

for one more day is going straight to the top of the chart of my all-time favourites. I really hope you get to read it too! I think many of you would be able to relate to the story.

Update: Amazon now has the Kindle edition available for For One More Day and Tuesdays with Morrie.

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Miccheng
90 comments

Wow… a moving story indeed. Knowing Mitch’s descriptive style, i’m sure it’ll be quite a memorable read. Will get it if i can.
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Posted October 28, 2007 at 9:31 pm
pkchukiss
82 comments

Veron, you might want to see a video that somebody blogged about: http://www.maniacworld.com/i-want-more-time.html
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Posted October 28, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Veron
3439 comments

Miccheng: Great choice! I’m a huge fan of his simplistic narrative style. First principles — simplicity (the way Dr. Lector says it). He gets right to the point and does an excellent job with his storytelling.
pkchukiss: Thanks for sharing! “For one more day” from the parent’s point of view. Now, that’s a different perspective.
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Posted October 28, 2007 at 9:44 pm
Paddy Tan
14 comments

Hi Veron, yes this is a very good book that is highly recommended. There are also other gems from Mr Mitch Albom too. It is worth the money and the time invested.
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Posted October 28, 2007 at 9:51 pm
Miccheng
90 comments

Paddy: MItch only has 3 books published so far right? :D The other one is also about Morrie.
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Posted October 28, 2007 at 9:57 pm
Veron
3439 comments

He published a few sports-oriented books too since he’s a sports journalist. But undoubtedly Five People You Meet in Heaven, Tuesdays with Morrie and now this are the 3 most popular books of his (all non sports-related!).
I wasn’t very impressed with Five People though. It was Morrie that got me hooked, and now For One More Day too. I can’t decide which one I love more!
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Posted October 28, 2007 at 10:13 pm
Paddy Tan
14 comments

Mitch Albom is the author of nine books: two novels, one memoir, two sports-oriented non-fiction bestsellers and four collections of his newspaper columns.
http://www.albom.com/books.html
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Posted October 28, 2007 at 10:20 pm
chillycraps
42 comments

i read tuesday with morrie and 5 ppl you meet in heaven, maybe i should read this as well =)
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Posted October 29, 2007 at 6:29 am
Miccheng
90 comments

Thanks for the info, Paddy. It would have been quite curious if he hadn’t published anything sports related. :D
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Posted October 29, 2007 at 10:20 am
xinyun
10 comments

yeap, that’s a good book, really good read… like a wake up call, to appreciate people around you.
Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet In Heaven, are slightly better :)
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Posted October 29, 2007 at 10:38 am
ByPassing
3 comments

Thanks for sharing, had read the Tuesday and Five people before. Hope this book is as nice.
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Posted October 29, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Joyz
14 comments

Felt that Five people was a great book, I teared a little when I finished it. Mitch Albom is a good storyteller and is able to convey virtues and morals to readers without the stories sounding overly righteous.
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Posted October 29, 2007 at 12:56 pm
mrdes
1 comment

Hi, I happen to come across your review from highbrowse. Incidentally, I hate this novel:P I didn’t cry and was not moved, unlike 5 pple and tuesday with Morries, which used to be my favourites though. Nice blog design you have here. Cheers!
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Posted October 29, 2007 at 9:29 pm
hucks
15 comments

i love how the book ends ;)
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Posted October 30, 2007 at 2:37 pm
merv
38 comments

i’ve been resisting picking up this book for quite a long time now. but now that someone’s said something nice about it, think i might pick it up soon hehe =)
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Posted October 30, 2007 at 3:45 pm
J
7 comments

loving and leaving is not easy.. :-|
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Posted October 30, 2007 at 7:03 pm
Annie
1 comment

wow.. i always like mitch’s books.. gotta get a grab on this one too. thanks for sharing
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Posted November 15, 2007 at 4:25 am