Angelas Ashes Cd

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Summary: LAUGHED AND CRIED IS RIGHT!
Review: Tis a fine book that deserves all the praise it receives, and much, much more! What is it boys? Tis a fine book sir. And what does it deserve? All the praise it receives sir. And? Much, much more sir.

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Summary: Simply perfect.
Review: A stunning piece of work. I laughed and cried throughout, and I would recommend this to anyone

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Summary: The story of the people of Ireland.
Review: Frank McCourt is a story teller in the truest sense of the Celtic meaning of story telling; he involves the heart and the intellect. His descriptions of poverty and deprivation will tear you asunder, but leave you alive with understanding. His expression of the true, morbid reality of hunger and the behavior it motivates are intertwined with a child's blind love of his family. Frank McCourt's tale is emotive and real; no romance here, only the hard realities of survival. At points, the store drags on, but with a purpose. He ensures that the reader understands the human heart. An excellent, historically accurate story of one families supreme effort to survive in a country dominated by another's power. Oh! Limerick, my rose with many spotted buds

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Summary: I cried and I laughed...
Review: Never have I had a book do this to me to this extreme! Frank McCourt's writing is so vivid and compassionate, that I felt I was one of his siblings experiencing the hardships of the poor Irish Catholic childhood. When Frank looses his little sister, I cried as if she where my own. Also, now, my refrigerator is filled with less frivolous foods. We need to appreciate all that we have today. Later when Frank describes his experience preparing for his first job, I laughed to no end. His grandmother must have had a good laugh on Frank, also. Hopefully, in your afterlife, you gain a sense of humor. I wanted the book to continue. I felt as if Frank was writing a letter about his childhood to me.

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Summary: Upton Sinclair in Ireland
Review: I spent time today talking to my uncle about his youth in Warsaw during the 20s. A kitchen and bedroom for 10 people; then the kitchen was sublet. Just a week before I had read this heartfelt and gripping memoir. I cried and laughed; I was uplifted and depressed. This is a truly great book. It seems to sound alike after a time, but just as some bands' music seems to sound alike, the pleasure is in the nuances and details, and testiment to the human spirit

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Summary: ONE OF THE FUNNIEST, DEPRESSING BOOKS I'VE EVER READ
Review: More has been said of this book than any I can think of in recent memory, so let me just say this....it's all true. This is one of those books that you won't be able to put down. I don't care how tough you are, if you don't find yourself crying at some point while reading 'Angela's Ashes,' you have no soul

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Summary: Disappointing but I'm not Irish
Review: I really wanted to enjoy this book based on the high praise it has, almost universally, received. But I found it difficult to read, given both the subject and, more importantly, the narrative voice. That voice might have appealed to me in a short story but wore thin over 60 pages, when I gave up. That's the point at which I realised the style wasn't going to change as Frank grew up--he wasn't just speaking in the voice of a child. I skimmed forward over the rest, which seemed to drone on.But then, I've never appreciated Ulysses either

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Summary: One of the best without a doubt
Review: I really thought this book was excellent. The way Frank managed to change his tone and style as he grew older in the book was great. It's hard enough to get one style right! I really enjoyed his sense of humour too, particularly when God was all over his grandmother's backyard! Hopefully, this is the end of whatever hardship he came across. Fair play te ya Frank!

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Summary: Moving and uplifting
Review: I found this book wonderful and uplifting. It was such a revelation when I realized the voice of the child was aging slowly as the book went on. I think that's what makes it brilliant. I know Frank McCourt. I worked with his wife and knew him before this book was a reality. But what I didn't know, was anything about his childhood or what a wonderful writer he is. Knowing the man he has become makes this book even more uplifting. Way to go Frank

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Summary: An Instant Classic
Review: One of the best books of the century, if not of all time. This is the book conveying the reality of poverty, without dehumanizing or patronizing the poor. The author lived it and you will relive it, along with tragedy so be prepared for the first harrowing third of the book. After this point the child Frank begins to recover the humour in life. I constantly laughed out loud in public while reading. Be warned that you too shall become an Angela's Ashes evangelist