I grew to love him through the book and I was genuinely moved at the end when he died. It's a beautiful character study of his old rabbi, 'The Reb' and for this reason gets the four stars.
Albom relates the Reb's story, and thoughts on life, against the back drop of the struggling Henry, querying issues like forgiveness, doubt and faith. At the same time Mitch becomes involved with a pastor in Detroit called Henry, a reformed drug dealer, who is preaching from an old, run-down church with no power, no heat and a hole in its roof. What then develops is an eight year friendship as Albom continues to regularly meet with the Reb, who was obviously stronger than he looked, discussing life and religion and death and love. Thinking that he must be close to death Albom reluctantly agrees, but decides to meet with 'the Reb' to try to get to know him better as a man first. One day, Mitch Albom's eighty-two year old rabbi asks him to write his eulogy. Summary: Not preachy, just a gentle, involving character study of a good, kind man that I found both moving and thought-provoking.
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