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Summary: A gripping story....
Review: I found this story so riveting that I could not put it down! Mr. McCourt tells his sometimes painful story with such enthusiasm and childlike innocence that I felt at times like I was there with him in the slums of New York and Limerick. The idea that anyone could live through his childhood and yet retain his sense of humor and humble and loving perspective of life is amazing. A truly wonderful book!
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Summary: Life through the eyes of a child
Review: Alot of people gave McCourt flack for reinforcing the stereotype of the Irish. But I think they failed to realize that this was his childhood and the experiences that shaped his life was through his eyes. McCourt wrote this book as if he was writing a journal. His retrospect was far from the usual autobiography. He allows us into his lives by touching emotions that we may not known were there. Absolutely brilliant, this will be required reading in English Literature classes ten years from now.
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Summary: I'm ordering the sequel
Review: I was totally absorbed in this book from the minute I picked it up. The writing is eloquent; I savored the words; I loved the story.
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Summary: Angela's Ashes
Review: Not many of us could survive the abject poverty and ignorance that Frank McCourt's autobiography reveals. This tale of his Irish, Catholic upbringing in the lanes of Limerick could be one of the most depressing books you'll ever read. However, McCourt's strong character and innate sense of survival come shining through with his ability to bring out the humor in the most desperate of situations. The Irish, Catholics have often had many misfortunes visited on them, but this book gives you a first person account of the truth as seen through the eyes of a child. It is a must read.
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Summary: Wonderful
Review: I thought it was a wonderful book. It really makes you appreciate your life and what you have. I am glad that he decided to share his childhood with the world. It is a very honest book and I don't know many people who would have the courage to write about their most private moments as he has. It is a very beautifully written book, you can actually hear the accents as you read. Although it is a sad story, he was very good at adding some humor to it. I can't wait to read 'Tis.
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Summary: A Must-Read for 2000: Angela's Ashes
Review: If there is a memoir you are interested in reading for the year, it is this one. Frank McCourt brilliantly describes the life of his childhood, a life some of us could only dream of. He describes to the readers the many hardships facing families growing up during Depression era in a poor town in Ireland. The struggles of his life were many, even with some days having only crumbs to eat. The reader can fully understand what it was like to live in such poverty, and marvel at how Mr. McCourt got himself over such a large hurdle. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone, but I warn you, it is not fairy tale. Enjoy!
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Summary: Enteraining and Eye-opening
Review: "Angela's Ashes" is an amazing story of a boy who struggles through a poor, strict Irish Catholic upbringing. He tells how he feels honestly and straight forwardly. It is an eye opener to what life was like. Best read, five stars.
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Summary: this touched my heart
Review: a depressing story told with heart warming humour the laughs made the story i love the way it was written
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Summary: ABSOLUTELY MESMORIZING
Review: This is by far the most incredible book I have ever managed to encounter. Never have I felt such emotion of sorrow and laughter, I didn't know wether to laugh or cry but somehow managed to do both. This is one book you can not put down til you have read the last page.
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Summary: It Helps if You're Irish
Review: Angela's Ashes dragged me through the poorest streets of Ireland and I laughed through my tears the entire trip. I found the book very hard to read at first as I've never experienced Frank McCourt's writing style before. But I heard his distinct brogue and it comforted me and made me continue trekking through his often times difficult dialouge. In the end I was tortured that the book had ended but the story hadn't. Angela's Ashes is unlike any other story I've read, fiction or non-fiction. It's hard at times to believe it is an autobiography. Surely no one could have survived such a childhood. This book is a must read for anyone even remotely Irish - and all who wonder just how poverty affects our youngest citizens.
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