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Summary: The Best Book I've Ever Read
Review: Although I read it over a year ago, It was McCourt's "Ashes" that got me to start reading more and more books. I could not put this book down. It was absolutely WONDERFUL! In comparison to the movie......the movie is horrible. Don't even bother. It can't hardly dwelve into the depths of McCourt's mind, which is an endless canyon of heartache, desire, warmth and unsolicited humor. The book, although, is the most wonderful thing i've ever read and is soon to be a treasure in my home. Since then I've read 'Tis, which is just as mesmerizing.
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Summary: Captivating Memoir
Review: Frank McCourt tells the poignant, touching story of his childhood in Ireland. He was from a poor family and his father was a drunkard. While he did not have an easy childhood, he never let go of the dream to make something better of himself and provide a better life for his mother. McCourt's way of writing is exactly like he's telling a story and I had to get used to reading like I was listening to a storyteller. It takes some getting used to, but once you do, you can practically hear his accent.
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Summary: A Melody
Review: Who would have thunk that a memoir written in the voice of a 10-year-old Irish lad would win the Pulitzer Prize? Well, it did and the recognition was well-deserved. Yes, it's about desperate poverty, alcoholism, consumption, death, you name it - just one damnable thing after the other that confronts Frankie McCourt, his brothers Malachy and Alphie, and mother Angela. But the beauty of this book is its voice, the voice of the very young and very Irish Frank McCourt. It sings, it dances, it laughs at fear and despair, it's a melody of innocence in the midst of a purgatory-on-earth. Angela's Ashes is timeless, a treasure that is sure to stake its claim as a classic.
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Summary: A truly great memoir
Review: It took Frank McCourt 20 years to write it, but it only took me two days to read it, and I'll never forget it. I'm not one of those people who give out 5 stars easily but this was truly one of the best books I've ever read. I feel like I really know Mr. McCourt and the Ireland that he knew. I cried with him and I laughed with him. It's a story about family, love, poverty, religion, human nature. I learned so much from reading this book. My husband and I agree that we are going to share this book with our children as soon as they are old enough just so they can see how lucky they are to live in a prosperous time (not that we are rich people - but I know our children have never experienced hunger the way Mr. McCourt and his family have). It's not how much you have, but what you make of it. I have also learned about writing from reading this book. His organization is superb and his writing style is very engaging. Even the saddest parts are written with wit and a sharpness that transcends beyond the emotions to get to the human truth. I cannot praise this book enough. If nothing else, read it and step into a great person's shoes for a while.
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Summary: Slow moving downer of a book
Review: Very slow read. I found it hard to get into because the same things kept happening to Frank, (hunger, drunk father, poor home life)but the only thing that changed was his age. Read it in my book club and none of us really liked it. We watched the movie and it was okay, but it skipped a lot of the story and the order of things that occurred in the book were not the same as in the movie. The movie gave the mother more of a voice and made the viewer want to feel sorry for the father-the book did the opposite. My opinion: don't bother with it.
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Summary: An Eye Opener
Review: This is a bittersweet story about growing up without the things most of us take for granted in our everyday lives. It opened my eyes and made me realize how much worse off my life could be. This book is about a poor family that has to get over their pride and beg for food and coal and other necessities in order to survive. Readers may get a little bored with learning more and more about the terrible life of poverty,but Frank McCourt lightens the load with the humor children can bring.
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Summary: WONDERFUL!
Review: This book truly is a masterpeice. I loved the way Frank McCourt wrote the way a seven year old would think when he was explaining this life as a seven year old, and his perspective on things really made me think about my life as a whole, and how lucky I really am, I Reccomend this book to all who have the time to read it, and I can't wait to read the sequel.
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Summary: Magical and Entertaining
Review: I like books that can draw me into other worlds, and this book certainly does that. In this book, author Frank McCourt gives an honest and detailed memoir of his miserable Irish Catholic childhood. I was amazed during most of the book what people will do out of ignorance and poverty and slavish devotion to a religious idea. The style of writing captured my interest from the first page. The horrors of growing up in extreme poverty were vividly portrayed, but it wasn't that much of a downer. In fact, you wish young Frank and his family well. McCourt's ability as a writer is a powerful picture of his creative powers. He weaves a magic spell.
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Summary: What an eye-opener!!
Review: "Angela's Ashes" is one of the best books i have read in a long time. Athough it may seem like an extremely long book it keeps your interest throughout the whole story. It is written in the best view imaginable, that of a childs. Frank McCourt is a poor boy who moved from New York back to his parents homeland, Ireland. He is the oldest of 7 children, three of them died however. His family is extremely poor and his father is nothing but a raging alcoholic. It is a wonder to me how this poor child made it through his childhood and how could he ever possible find the courage to write about it. Overall, i gave this book four stars because it was a really realistic book. To learn all about his life made me realize how fortunate so many people are. It was an extremely moving book and i think everyone should read it.
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Summary: Sweetest story
Review: This is an account of a poor Irish Catholic childhood told from the best possible point of view...a childs. It is an innocent and wonderful journey through heartache and humour and vivid memories of a young boy living in poverty with his younger brothers, his mother and a drunken father. This book is complex in its relationships and it stirred my soul to its very depth. I absolutely loved this book and like all great books I didn't want it to end. I laughed with tears in my eyes and a pain in my heart. It is the realest story I've ever read. It is uniquely written by a gifted author who deserves all his praises. TWO very enthusiastic thumbs up!
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