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Summary: HMMM.......BAD
Review: This book was a great disappointment since I had set a very high standard after reading his first book. I seriously DO NOT recommend it, it's badly written and tedious. Even though the grammar in Angela's Ashes was quite poor, at least it wasn't BORING!! It's just a bunch of words printed down and bound into a book, it doesnt go directly to your head which only a truly excellent book does- it's not like in the other one when you could actually feel his pain and see his life through his own eyes- you were there.
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Summary: Hmmm Ok?
Review: I don't know.... this book to tell you the truth didn't invoke much emotion in me. Frank McCourt's writing style matured after Angela's Ashes but this seems to take some of the excitement out of it. But despite this, anyone who read Angela's Ashes really should read it.... it completes the saga somewhat. First-timers, on the other hand; go for Angela's Ashes. The book IS pretty good but not amazing.... the way it is written serves to make you forget you are actually reading something....as it lacks punctuation or pauses. The ideas, of course; cannot be judged as it is a supposedly factual work. All in all I don't think I wasted my time on it but I did like the prequel more.
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Summary: Same story, different season.
Review: I enjoyed this book for the most part. I read it within days of its prequel. The author is so eloquent and original with his descriptions. Soon I found myself thinking in the dialect that permeates the book. However, I was somewhat disappointed with the loss of the innocence that was ever so charming in Angela's Ashes. I was hoping for more of those splendid moments where I wasn't sure to laugh or weep, or both.
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Summary: We Find Out The Meaning of "Angela's Ashes"
Review: The sequel to Angela's Ashes, the story resumes upon young McCourt's return to America. McCourt's masterful narrative style remains intact, as he takes the reader along an intimate journey through the trials of his adult life. It took a lot of guts to shine such a candid light on himself--exposing thoughts and feelings most of us would not dare reveal. I was left thinking if it was the story I did not like, or McCourt mimicking the foolish ways of his father, constantly pulling defeat from the jaws of opportunity.
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Summary: Enjoyable
Review: This book was enjoyable, but not as good as the first book.
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Summary: "Tis" not as Good as The First
Review: Tis, a Memoir. The life of Frank McCourt is sad and makes you think, infact it also makes you feel fuzzy on the inside, in a good way of course. However while a great book his life seems to drone on a bit when things go good for him, a horrible thing to say i know, but the major people puller of the book was just how was he was going to pull through it, but when he does it it is boring. The 1st got a 5star rating from me. But the sequel gets only a 4star. Ofcourse a 4star is still a great book and thats what this book is. Recomended but wont be enjoyed as much as the first.
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Summary: At least as good as Angela's Ashes
Review: Everyone told me it wasn't as good as Angela's Ashes. I disagree. Written in the same humorous, innocent voice, it was a joy to read. I couldn't wait to find out if Frank ever reunited with his father. Being a native New Yorker, born and raised in the Bronx, this book was like coming home.
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Summary: Don't waste your money
Review: McCourt gets tired of writing on page 150 or so and carry on just for the money. There are interesting dilemmas and conflicts which just don't get fair treatment, such as his reaction upon the sixties radicalism. It is justified enough that he feels disgusted by the well-fed students protesting against this and that while he has experienced middle-aged Black and Hispanic women longing for education and schooling; and actually he should have written more about this than about the rest. But the point is that the latter half of the book is just a spiritless catalogue of his achievements or lack thereof, with little or no inspiration or interest in what he is writing about.Mr McCourt's memoirs are not half as original and interesting as the hype promises, and this latter part should have been rewritten, or left unpublished. Were it not for Angela's Ashes, this book had never had the slightest chance to be printed - and justly so. It feels like a mediocre celeb memoir - but unfortunately, it was written by the celeb himself, not a ghostwriter.
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Summary: 'Tis: A Shame
Review: I guess we all know that Frank McCourt's life turned out pretty well, being a published prizewinning author and all that. But if we didn't know how his story ends, we would be left with the fact that he was a pretty sorry soul who was forever not saying what he wanted to say and forever following in his father's drunken footsteps. He haplessly falls into situation after situation that are entirely joyless, and looses women and opportunities to the bottle. Angela's Ashes was lovely storytelling artfully accomplished through the eyes of a boy. But 'Tis had nothing that special going for it. 'Tis was made blurry though the "bad eyes" of an alcoholic. 'Twas a disappointment for this McCourt fan.
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Summary: More Frank McCourt, PLEASE!
Review: I read Angela's Ashes while on vacation in the Bahamas with my chidren (30, 22 and 20). I was moved, teary, laughing, stunned, you name it. I found myself constantly looking at the picture of the man on the back cover...amazed that he lived through this suffering as a child. I could not wait to get home and buy "Tis" to see what happened to my friend, Frankie McCourt. What an incredible man. I loved "Tis" and laid on the couch and read it cover to cover in two days. Nobody ate, I didn't clean, I didn't unpack and guess what? I didn't care. I have never been so moved or felt so attached to an author.
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