Angela's Ashes (AUDIO CASSETTE)

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Summary: REPEAT AFTER ME- MEMOIR (not a novel, folks)
Review: I've already given my review of this book, but I must add that this is Frank McCourt's LIFE, not just another novel. For those who say this book is depressing, I think it might do you some good to find a slum in your city and walk around a bit. Mr. McCourt has done an amazing thing by bringing his chilhood to print for all of us to experience through his words. It would also do you a bit of good to reflect on your life, where you came from, what was handed to you, what you really had to work for. Frank McCourt has truly lived a life that he made from nothing. I look forward to "'Tis", and hope that those of you who have a hard time with depression and poverty never get thrown out of your house or high-rise. Won't you be shocked.

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Summary: McCourt deserves fame & fortune for writing this book!
Review: This is a great book, brilliantly written! If it hurts to hear the truth about poverty and famine, just imagine what it must have been like to LIVE it, as Frank McCourt & his family did. He tells the tales of his tragic childhood with candor, an eye for detail, humor & yes, some hope too. I bought this book and have read it through twice, then loaned it out to all my friends who read books with an open mind. The world needed to hear this memoir. I applaud Frank McCourt. He is in a class by himself as a writer! Direct & smart!

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Summary: An Intersting Look at Poverty-Stricken Irish-Catholic Life
Review: Well, I must admit, I had never heard of this book before I saw it on a book store shelf and thought, "Hey, my name is Angela, too!", so I bought it just to see what happens to Angela and her ashes. I was pleasantly surprised when I read this book to find a look inside the life of a boy who lives such a hard life and actually makes it out of his dire straits. I've been to Ireland, found it fascinating, and this book helped me to understand the culture of the Catholics in Ireland and the "melting pot" of the U.S. a bit more. Angela's Ashes is a very different book in the way that it is written. It was a nice change from the ordinary style of commas and quotes. It made me want to keep reading! I highly recommend Angela's Ashes. It may be depressing, but no one's life is a field of apples and fresh cow's milk all the time. Buy this book!

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Summary: Dull and Boring
Review: I would not recommend this book to anyone with an IQ over 50. The father gets drunk. He does or doesn't look for a job. A child is born. A child dies. The father gets drunk. There you have it.

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Summary: Poor Irish Catholic childhood
Review: I thought Angela's Ashes was so moving, I cried through most of the book. I also laughted at Frank McCourt's sense of humor, even with the sad childhood he grew up in. Frank McCourt grew up with so much responsiblity as a small boy, he was a strong and compassionate child. It was unbelievable what he and his younger brothers had to deal with, and they survived it somehow. I was born and raised in the 1950's here in the US, the third oldest child, of a poor Irish Catholic family. We did not have a lot, but we never went to bed hungry. Reading his book helped me understand what dirt poor really meant. I thank God, my mother, and father for what we really did have. Reading Angela's Ashes has change my whole out look on life, I thank Frank McCourt for this special gift he has shared with all of us.

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Summary: A ROLLER COASTER RIDE WITH MY EMOTIONS!
Review: Mr Mccourt's story was so moving. I laughed and cried. There were many times I read certain passages to my husband, because I just had to share them with somebody. So now he is reading the book.

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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: I wonder at people who call this book "depressing" and desire not to know about the reality of life. Unfortunately, they'll never understand the courage and the humanity of those who take what they have in life, do the best they can, and then share whatever they have left with others. Frank McCort is a remarkable man, a real person, with faults and talents. It is his unabashed telling of his childhood which makes his memoir so compelling, so intense, and so very REAL. If you can't handle this book, perhaps you need to take off the rose colored glasses and start living.

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Summary: a great read!
Review: although i question the total recall of a 3 year old; frank mccourt's memoir is one of the best reads i've had in a long time. his writing style is through a child's mind and very captivating. unbearable misery and uncontollable laughter throughout. an emotional rollercoaster. however i believe mccourt's account is one of a very very small percentage of people in ireland in the 30s & should not been viewed as a statement of ireland or the irish on the whole. but they're his memories and he tells them with cathartic genius.

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Summary: Angela's Ashes
Review: This memoir has made the greatest impression on me of anything I've read in years! The title is an enigma to me though - it was only during Frank McCourt's "60 Minutes" interview that I heard the anecdote about Angela's ashes. She was very much alive at the end of "Angela's Ashes" in my version.

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Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: I never gave a review before, so this must mean it's a great book. I enjoyed it. I couldn't put the book down. It felt like I was listening to someone telling a story about their family. EXCELLENT!