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Summary: I finished it wanting more.
Review: Frank McCourt is a gifted story teller. This is and will be a favorite of mine for a long time. I've just started 'Tis. I hope there is more on the way from Mr. McCourt.
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Summary: Brilliant, a must for all book lovers!
Review: I was completley enthralled from the first page to the last. I almost felt I was living with the McCourts in 'Little Italy' - brilliant
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Grab your heart and hold on! What a wonderful, wonderfulbook! I have to find a way to receive a discount for a bulk buy.must give as a gift to every person that I know! PERFECTION!
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Summary: It lives up to the hype!
Review: With trepidation, I started reading Angela's Ashes. I was afraid that: 1) I wouldn't get out if what everyone else has; and 2) I'd find a descriptive memoir like this boring. Happily, I am a third of the way through, and I love the book. I go home during lunch so I can read a few more pages. It's an incredible tale....by the way, how did McCourt remember all this stuff? So far, I can say that I love the kid. Thank goodness for his naivete, which prevented him from realizing how horrendous his upbringing was and allowed him to find some joy and humor in his everyday confines. Wow. The religious angle, coming from a Catholic background, is hilarious, too. There were a lot of thumps on the heads for Frank and his schoolmates. This book brings out other emotions as well, since it's very hard not to greatly dislike his irresponsible father and not to feel so sorry for the other poor kids who starved and had no shoes. I can't wait to get to the end... which brings me to the word "Tis."
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Summary: Is it over yet?
Review: I really must be missing something. I am so bored and just want the book to be finished. Nothing draws me. I was expecting the lifestyle of an Irish child like stories my grandma tells. This is a story of a poor boy with worthless parents. It has little to do with being Irish.
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Summary: This book was great!
Review: Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt is a wonderful book, very simply told. I loved this book. It was NEVER boring and I'm going to get 'Tis also. I hope it continues where Angela's Ashes left off, but if it's anything like the afore mentioned book it will be wonderful!
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Summary: An emotional roller coaster, beautifully written.
Review: This book is by far one of the best I've read. It has an honest value to it that almost makes you wonder about the things taken for granted in our culture today. I would recommend this book for anyone above the age of 16, it will truly change your perspective of poverty, and the humor around everyday family life.
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Summary: part 3 of 3
Review: This is my third and final comment :)I have finally reached the end of the book. It took longer than I anticipated. The story wasn't what kept me going but the writing - excellent.
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Summary: An amazing book!
Review: This book is truly a work of art. Frank McCourt's style adds to this poignant memoir of a poor boy growing up in Ireland. Everyone should read it!
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Summary: The truth
Review: For those of you who malign the listening of unabridged books on tape as "not really reading", I have two words for you: Frank McCourt.Frank McCourt's memoir may be a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Not having read his sequel "'Tis", I can't say for sure but I find it hard to imagine that the story of an adult--regardless of station in life--could be as endearing and poignant as this rememberance of childhood in abject poverty in Ireland. McCourt tells his story as if he were living it for the first time; he makes no attempt to foist an adult's interpretation on his childhood events and the wonder of life, the refusal to be brought down by its cruelties is convincing because his child's mind knows nothing else. In short, he tells of truths undeniable. The stories are hysterically funny and devastatingly horrific, sometimes in the same sentance and the realizations that come out of them are universal and uplifting. McCourt, in his efforts to give voice to those forlorn and forgotten in his (and our) past, has given, by telling their very necessary stories, a gift that perhaps is the greatest gift of all: immortality. He should be given sainthood. (He'd probably reject it as he has seemingly rejected all that is Catholic and Irish in his life.)McCourt's reading is superb: his lovely Irish brogue, his singsong vocal patters and his ability to be more than a mere author--he's a storyteller--know few peers.
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