For One More Day by Mitch Albom

For One More Day by Mitch Albom
Reviewed by Giuli Galiano

I never would've thought that I would get so emotional reading a book that my mom requested I read. Usually, the books she reads are long and confusing but For One More Day, by Mitch Albom, is just the opposite. This book is non fiction but makes you feel as if you are witnessing the events at the same time the main character, Charley, goes through them.

This book makes you wonder: if you could take anything back and rewind your life to a certain spot, to which spot would you rewind it? Obviously, you can't give a simple answer to that question and this book makes you realize the challenges life can throw at you.

Charley looses his mother in the book, who is described as a caring woman who always dresses up in style and is the exact match of a "desperate housewife". The detailed writing style of Mitch Albom helps the reader connect to the characters - I picture a typical 1950's mother from the Leave it To Beaver era as Charley's mother in this book. Not only is For One More Day a suspenseful book, but it has humor, mystery, romance and jealousy scattered through out its pages. I rate this book an eight out of ten because any reader can engage in this novel and feel like they are in the narrator's shoes. -Giuli Galiano