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Summary: COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!
Review: COMING FROM AN IRISH CATHOLIC BACKGROUND, I LOVE THE HUMOR REGARDING THE CATHOLIC'S RULES. I WAS AMAZED AT THE MISFORTUNE THIS POOR KID ENDURED & YET STILL HE FOUND HUMOR IN HIS LIFE. I CAN'T IMAGINE SUCH STARVATION, PLIGHT, & STRUGGLES. YET, HE STILL HAS HIS HUMOR. IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE OF HIS HUMOUROUS OUTLOOK THAT HE WAS ABLE TO ENDURE THE PAIN. I'VE ALSO READ "TIS" AND WAS NOT DISAPPOINTED. WHAT A WONDERFUL WRITER. I HOPE HE CAN CONTINUE WITH HIS INSIGHT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THE MOVIE AS OUR WHOLE FAMILY, COUSINS & ALL ARE GOING TO THE THEATER TO SEE THE MOVIE & THEN GOING OUT FOR A "TEA" IN CELEBRATION OF THE IRISH.
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Summary: Read Me
Review: In my high school english class, I was taught that literature serves the purpose of broadening or deepening the reader's experiences of the world. Angela's Ashes achieved this purpose to a greater extent than any other book I have ever read. I have never known what it is to be starving, or cold in my bed, but Frank's descriptions of his childhood opened my eyes to a whole new world. Through his experiences of poverty and hardship, the reader experiences poverty and hardship. At the same time, Frank maintains an innocent humor- the world as seen through a child's eyes. Never does Frank resort to hopeless bitterness. When I finished Angela's Ashes I realised that life is never hopeless, and even the most horrible of events are balanced by the good. If there is any theme to Angela's Ashes, it is that hardship is not permanent, and everyone has the ability to turn his or her life around.
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Summary: A Classic Piece of Writing
Review: BRAVO MR.McCOURT. ITS A FINE PIECE OF WRITNG. FRANK EXPRESSES HIS LIFE IN IRELAND IN AN INTERESTING FASHION, USING IRISH-ENGLISH TERMS IN LANGUAGE TO MAKE YOU FEEL IRELAND THROUGH THE EYES OF FRANK. DEFENATLY A MUST READ!
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Summary: Great book
Review: If anyone would ask me a recomendation for a book - this is it! Great story, that took me only 3 days to read. It was hard to put the book down. Even though many times family had little or no food to eat, I understand that most people in Ireland did not live this way. It was a good read and gave me another look what powerty can really be.
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Summary: Wonderful Book
Review: I loved this book. Not because Frank McCourt and I share an Irish history, but inspite of it. It was a truely riveting book, that makes one not only think of how good you have had, but realize how bad he truely did have it. His accomplishment is all the more diserved because of what he has experienced. It is only a shame that his mother did not live to see it. Great work Mr. McCourt
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Summary: "Tis" the best book I have ever
Review: Angela's Ashes is a very deserved Pulitzer Prize winning book. Frank McCourt's writing is very easy to read. It has a good flow. The book is sad & depressing, yet insomeplaces it is loving & funny. Autobiographies have now been paved with the greatness of this book.
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Summary: A true story about children in extreme poverty
Review: Angela's Ashes is a true story about a family who live's in extreme poverty. It made me laugh,cry, and think. But most important, I leaarned a lot about experiences in the real life, such as extreme poverty, the effect of alcohol and how people can manage all these sad experiences.
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Summary: not for the shallow
Review: I entered a review earlier stating that I would read this book because so many people said it was great. Well, I'm about half-way through the book now and the writing style took a little getting used to but it has really grown on me.I believe that the people who didn't rate this book highly are looking more for a story - well, when you read about someone's life you can't always expect it to be interesting. But McCourt uses his literary prowess to take you into his life and you can see what he saw and feel what he felt.
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Summary: A FANTASTIC BOOK
Review: I couldn't put the book down, and I was sad when it ended. ..Someday I will read it again. If you liked this book, or want to read one that goes straight to your heart, read Stolen Moments by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. . .It is a beautiful story of unrequited love. . .for certain the love story of the nineties. I intended to give the book a quick read, but I got so caught up in the story that I couldn't put the book down. From the very beginning, I was fully caught up in the heart-wrenching account of Julie Hunter's battle with lupus and her growing love for Don Lipton. This love, in the face of Julie's impending death, makes for a story that covers the range of human emotions. The touches of humor are great, too, they add some nice contrast and lighten things a bit when emotions are running high. I've never read a book more deserving of being published. It has rare depth. Julie's story will remind your readers that life and love are precious and not to be taken for granted. It has had an impact on me, and for that I'm grateful. Stolen Moments is written with so much sensitivity that it made me want to cry. It is a spellbinder. What terrific writing. Barbara does have an exceptional gift!
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Summary: Stunning
Review: For anyone who was reared in a less than economically favored household, this book will put your life into perspective. A stunning achievement with an exquisite writing style, Mr. McCourt takes us into his poverty stricken childhood in Limerick, Ireland but like the Phoenix he rises again in New York. A classic that should be read by students and adults everywhere.
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