Another heart-breaking story by Mitch Albom. I'm starting to love his books.

It is truly inspiring and it makes me feel guilty. I vividly remember the times when my mom stood up for me, unwavering in her support. But then there was that one time when I failed to stand up for my mom. This book really weighs heavy on my conscience and has brought tears to my eyes.

Because of this book, I am determined to correct my mistakes and offer a sincere apology for all the things I've done wrong to my mom and dad.

I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everyone. It is not only inspiring but also has the power to make you realize profound things. It's one of those rare books that can make you feel a deep sense of guilt.

So, dear friends, spend more precious time with your parents. Life is far too short. Don't wait until it's too late and you're filled with regret at the end.

Let's cherish every moment with our loved ones and make amends for the past.

When it comes to family, I firmly believe that it should always be prioritized first.

Parents are the ones who truly know us, inside and out. They are aware of our every action and love us unconditionally, to infinity. Indeed, parents play an incredibly vital role in everyone's life.

They endure countless hardships and sacrifices to ensure that their kids are clean, happy, and well-cared for. Despite having their own share of scars and pains, they put their children's needs above everything else.

The novel "For One More Day" by Charles Chick Benetto beautifully portrays the relationship between a mother and son. It delves into the love his mother had for him and the sacrifices she made throughout her life.

Charles also shares how he treated his mother and the regrets he felt towards the end of his life. This novel serves as a powerful reminder for everyone to read and understand more about their parents.

Sometimes, in the midst of our busy lives, we overlook the importance of our family. But as the saying goes, "emptiness will speak out more than a crowded crew."

We need to take the time to listen to their stories, understand their experiences, and appreciate the love and sacrifices they have made for us.

My favorite lines from the novel are: "A funeral is no place for secrets," "When you're rotten about yourself, you become rotten to everyone else, even those who leave," and "Sometimes the stories are simple, and sometimes they are hard and heartbreaking. But behind all your stories is always your mother's story, because hers is where yours begin." These lines truly capture the essence of the novel and the importance of family.

4.5 stars!

What can one say about a book that has the power to make you truly value your mother more, not just when it's too late? It's as if the book declared, "I'm going to impart a wealth of knowledge about the sacrifices a mother makes without complaint, whether you're already aware of them or not, and I don't mind if you shed a tear or two or countless tears in the process." And that's an accurate portrayal of this truly amazing book that I was completely unprepared for!

How does one even review this book when they're still struggling to hold back the sobs from all the lessons it has implanted in their mind and all the retrospection it has compelled them to do? It's simply wonderful, to put it mildly, even though a significant portion of the book will make you sad and angry. It will fill you with what-ifs, but it will also teach you numerous things and transform you into a better person while engaging in philosophical musings.

Okay, I feel like I'm just rambling at this point, but I need some time to process it all, okay? I might post a more detailed review of this book later. If I don't, then I'll definitely discuss it in my wrap-up on my BookTube channel.

Here's where you can find my channel: youtube.com/TheMelodramaticBookworm

A short novel that packs a truly powerful punch. There is a man whose life has completely gone off the rails because of alcoholism. As a result, he has lost all contact with his family. In a moment of despair, he attempts suicide. However, in a strange turn of events, he gets to spend a day with his deceased mother.

It's a deeply moving story about the tendency to take for granted the person who cared about you the most. In many aspects, it is incredibly sad, as we witness the man's broken life and his estrangement from his loved ones. But it also has positive elements that shine through. It serves as a poignant reminder of the urgent need to appreciate the people in our lives while they are still with us. We should learn to find contentment in the ordinary moments and not waste our lives constantly chasing the approval of those who don't truly care about us.

This short novel has the ability to touch our hearts and make us reflect on our own relationships and priorities in life. It shows us that sometimes, it takes a tragic or unexpected event to make us realize the true value of the people and things that matter the most.

The story is about a man who enters a city. When another man asks him about his occupation, he says he is a writer. The other man thinks that the writer must have a good story. The writer's mother lived around there and had committed suicide. The writer decides to write a story about a man named Chick Benetto who has committed suicide but manages to spend another day with his deceased mother.

I think this book is suitable for everyone, whether those who have lost someone or those who have not experienced grief. The text of the book is very simple and smooth, like other Mitch Albom books. For me, who had the experience of losing my mother, this book was very painful, tear-jerking, and at the same time comforting. Because I realized that I was not alone in being so miserable and remaining in grief. I read a passage where it was written that grief ends when the grief of the death of loved ones ends, but grief never really ends. Just as Mitch Albom wrote in this book, maybe one day you will wake up in a bad mood and find that your heart misses your mother. And that with the death of people, they don't end. They continue to exist through our memories. I want to thank Mitch Albom for this book, and I will leave here a passage from the story where I cried. Maybe years later, I will come back to it and remember the day when a part of the book brought my memories of the day I lost my mother back to life and made me cry......

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I hope you never have to hear these words. Your mother has died. These words are different from others. They are bigger and they will take hold in your ears. They are attached to a strange, heavy, and powerful language that hits one side of your head, and a thought-provoking cap is thrown at you again and again until the consequences of the words create a hole in your brain where they can take hold and shatter you.

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I give this book five stars because of the emotional place it has found in my heart. Books are precious when they can touch our emotions to such an extent. ♥️⁦ʕ·ᴥ·ʔ⁩

I truly relished this book! The writing was superb and held my attention firmly. The main character's interactions with his mother brought to my mind how fortunate I am to have my mom, serving as a great reminder not to take her for granted.

Now, let's get into some nitpicking

Before saying anything else, let me say this.

This book is truly for everyone, regardless of age group. No matter how old you are, you must read it and recall your own incidents.

Because we all have done things with our mothers, and every child can relate to it.

This is a story that encompasses every mother and every child.

This book literally gave me goosebumps.

It is heart-breaking yet beautiful, truthful and emotional.

There are no difficult phrases or lyrical lines, but these simple, honest, and amazingly written lines had such a profound effect on me that I can't even explain it in words. Tears welled up in my eyes.

What could be more painful than this?

Years later, after her death, I made a list of Times My Mother Stood Up for Me and Times I Did Not Stand Up for My Mother. It was sad, the imbalance of it all.

After a few paragraphs, whenever this line came, I felt revitalized.

Times My Mother Stood Up for Me.

And then, after reading about a few other incidents, something broke inside me every single time.

After reading this, Times I Did Not Stand Up for My Mother.

Every time I read Mitch Albom, he makes me cry. He's simply a brilliant writer.

I'm ending my review with this heart-breaking excerpt. (While reading, I felt like the sky fell upon me.)

I HOPE YOU never hear those words. Your mom. She died. They are different than other words. They are too big to fit in your ears. They belong to some strange, heavy, powerful language that pounds away at the side of your head, a wrecking ball coming at you again and again, until finally, the words crack a hole large enough to fit inside your brain. And in so doing, they split you apart.

Inspirational! It's both sad and touching to read this book :’(

For One More Day is a story about a mother and her son, the eternal love of a mother, and the following question: What would you do if you were given one more day with the person you love who is no longer there?
When he was young, Charley Benetto was asked by his father to choose, to be "either mom's child or dad's child, but not both." So he chose his father, admired him—but his father left just like that when Charley was on the verge of adolescence. And Charley was raised by his mother, alone, even though he often felt ashamed of his mother's situation and longed for a complete family.
Years later, when his life was ruined by alcohol and regret, Charley intended to commit suicide. But he failed. Instead, he was brought back to his old home and found something astonishing. His mother—who passed away eight years ago—was still living there and welcomed his return as if nothing had ever happened.
This book is really worth a thumbs up as it can draw tears from the reader. This is the second time I have read a novel by Mitch Albom after The Five People You Meet In Heaven. These two novels by Mitch Albom both tell about the journey of delving into the stories told by people who are no longer there to the main character, which has become a characteristic of the author in each of his works. Charley Benetto is a boy who grew up in a divorced family. His father and mother separated badly. He lived with his mother while his father went nowhere. He became a boy who grew up without the陪伴 of his father. In his life, Charley had to be a figure of a child who represented the wishes of both his parents. Education and baseball were two different things that he had to pursue. His mother always reminded him that education was the most important thing, while his father always demanded that Charley excel and become a successful baseball athlete. Until finally Charley decided to choose one of the two.

"Education is everything, Charley. Education is the way for you to do something for your life" (p. 153).

When Charley already had a family and children, it was time to celebrate his mother's 70th birthday. During the celebration, his mother looked very happy and energetic. But the smile on his mother's face disappeared because his son suddenly had to leave for a matter that could not be explained. Again, Charley had to follow his father's will to play baseball at an age when he was no longer young. But during the game, something unexpected happened to him.
Something had changed. One day can change the direction of your life, and that day seemed to have changed my life, turning it downwards and unable to be reversed again (p. 12).

His mother passed away. And when that happened, Charley was not by her side.

Charley's life is now in a mess. All the people he loved left him because of his bad behavior. He often got drunk. Until something happened to him. He had an accident. His whole body hurt unbearably, but he forced himself to walk towards his old home. The house where he, his sister, and his mother lived when he was a child.
When he entered the house, something strange happened to him. The house looked the same as when he was a child. The house was so clean and well-kept, and even the aroma of cooking could be smelled inside. Although the house had not been taken care of and was neglected by him. When he entered, something astonishing happened to him. Someone called his name from the direction of the kitchen, and indeed he knew that voice very well. The voice of his mother.

Charley's life at that time was also reversed so dramatically when he saw the figure of his mother—who had passed away eight years ago—was in the kitchen cooking and talking to him. The figure he had longed for so much and who had become the only motivation for his life at that moment was in front of him. He spent one day with his mother and met people who were able to change his view of his mother's figure and able to know his mother more deeply. A mother who had been struggling alone to raise her two children. A mother who always endured and hid the pain she felt so that her son would not know. A mother who always took care of and loved her two children wholeheartedly. Charley regretted never spending time with his mother.

Here are some quotes that were able to catch my attention when reading this book:
"She loved me when I came and went, in the worst and best of times. She had a bottomless well of love for me" (p. 44).
"I saw from the expression on her face the same unchanging lump of attention as before. And I realized that every time you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you have ever known" (p. 218).
She put one hand on top of mine. "If someone is in your heart, they never really leave. They can come back to you, even at unexpected times" (p. 178).
This book is highly recommended for anyone who is missing the figure of their mother. The story is really moving and inspiring. But for some reason, the language used in some parts is a bit 'complicated', which makes the pleasure of reading a little reduced. But overall, this book will feel smooth when you start reading it.
Four full medals for the story of Charley and his mother with their pure and touching love^^

"Count the hours that you should have been able to spend with your mother. The span of a whole lifetime" (p. 184).

Mitch Albom has once again worked his magic. This book was an absolutely incredible read.

I have a tendency to approach books with minimal prior knowledge, as I relish the element of surprise. In this case, that approach paid off handsomely.

I'm not entirely sure what it was that made this book resonate so deeply with me. Perhaps it was because my parents are divorced, or maybe it was my love for my mom, or even the events towards the end or the "trauma" within the book. Whatever the reason, it truly hit home.

I found myself in full tears, and I couldn't quite put my finger on why. Albom has a way of writing in such a subtle manner that you don't even realize you're crying until you've finished the book and your eyes are completely swollen.

I am now determined to read every single one of his books. The fact that I initially thought this was a true story and then discovered, upon Googling, that it wasn't at all is truly mind-blowing. For an author to create a story that is so incredibly realistic yet entirely fictional is truly remarkable.

I devoured this book in just two hours, sitting there completely engrossed. And I have no regrets. This is a book that I will likely revisit once a year, just to remember the powerful emotions it evoked.

\\n  ” When someone is in your heart, they’re never truly gone. They can comeback to you even at unlikely times”\\n

I really wanted to have a good cry, and this book more than fulfilled that desire. It was an extremely emotional, heartbreaking, and powerful lesson that deeply affected me. It felt like a strong slap on the face that I didn't know I needed until now.

This is a story about love and forgiveness, about the unbreakable bond between a mother and her son, and the unseen sacrifices they make. It's so raw and real that I saw my life, my family, and myself in some parts of the story. The first thing I did after finishing this book was call my mum and apologize for every mean, rude, and snappy thing I had ever said or done to her. I told her I appreciated everything she had done for me because I was so scared of being too late. And I'm still scared that I haven't said enough. What I'm trying to say is to stop saying "I'll talk to them tomorrow and fix it" or "I'm not in the mood to visit rn, I'll do it later" because there may not be a tomorrow! Fix it now, visit and show them you care now because you don't know when will be the last time you see them.

\\n  ” Parents slot into postures in a child’s mind, and my mother posture was a lipsticked woman leaning over, wagging a finger, imploring me to be a better than I was. My father posture was a man in repose, shoulders pressed against a wall, holding a cigarette, watching me sink or swim”\\n

Stop feeling guilty about things you've done in the past and ruining the present. It's pointless. Your guilt won't get you anywhere. Forgive yourself and try to fix what you've ruined if it's fixable, change for the better, and focus on the future. Stop seeking validation and love from those who don't deserve it from you. Give your love to those who appreciate it and give it back.

Reading the back cover and realizing the backdrop is suicide, I was sorely disappointed by the lack of self-face stabbings.

Once again, as I picked up this book, I thought to myself, suicide and Mitch Albom... how could I go wrong? But alas, I was wrong (snicker), dead wrong.

From the very beginning, Albom makes it clear that he has a personal attachment to this book. He tells this story based on the notes and interviews he may have had with the main character. Why is this important? Could the book have been just as effective if he hadn't inserted himself into the story? Does it seem a bit forced?

Albom takes great care to make the cover story believable. His presence is felt throughout the narrative with the inclusion of attributary notes: this was taken from this. The end mentions how the book is a compilation of three years' worth of work, talking with the main character. How does this affect the narrative? Is anybody being exploited? Is this story true? Is the reader being manipulated? If a reader enjoys this book for its content, is it because of the main character or Albom's journalistic approach?

Without these questions, the book itself is rather decent. The concept of someone returning for a short time for a conversation or something similar is quite charming. However, the vehicle chosen to represent it is rather clichéd. Once the motion indicating what's happening (trying to avoid spoilers) appears, the suspension of belief is lost. The mystery of what's going to happen is rather straightforward. The story continues for quite some time after this, placing great emphasis on the relationship between mother and son.

More than anything, this is a tribute to parents and what they can do for and to you.

Books like "My Album" are always full of words that keep your mind occupied for a long time, and are full of emotions that engage you until the last page.

I'm sure there are many places in all of our lives as humans where mothers (and even fathers) protected us, and there are many more places where we didn't protect them.

I think after reading this book, I will be forced to think about this issue for everything I do, whether I am protecting my mother now or not!

This book not only tells a story but also makes us reflect on our relationships with our parents. It reminds us of the importance of showing love and care to those who have always been there for us.

We should cherish the time we have with them and try our best to make them feel loved and protected.

Maybe it's just a small gesture like giving them a hug or a kind word, but it can mean a lot to them.

So, let's start protecting our parents today and make them feel the love and care they deserve.