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Summary: I am so indebted to Frank McCourt for writing this book.
Review: I really didn't need to write another review as there are already over 1200 here, but I couldn't help it. I have to make sure everyone knows that this book touched me more than anything else I have ever read. I was a little nervous about reading Angela's Ashes at first because I thought it might be a little too depressing and harsh. Well, I was right, but I never counted on the incredible humor that this author is able to intertwine into the most miserable circumstances. So just as I feared, I cried out loud for these poor little children, but I also laughed out loud many times. What a talent to be able to write about such tragedy and sorrow and yet still manage to convey a sense of hope and redemption. I'm still wishing I could give that little boy and his brothers everything that I took for granted as a child - most of all, I just want to reach through the book and hug them.
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Summary: I Give More than a Fiddler's Fart
Review: My mom loaned me Angela's Ashes, and told me I had to read it immediately. Boy, was she right. I read the book cover to cover in one sitting. I couldn't put it down. Frank McCourt's writing style and narrative is full of humor and a child's wisdom and introspect. I found myself crying and laughing over the same passages. I highly recommend this book for entertainment, for education, and to make you fully appreciate what you've been blessed with. Also, if it's not too late, read the book before you see the movie. You'll understand a lot more.
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Summary: Angela's Ashes
Review: This is very sad, poignant and loving account of poverty in Ireland of the early 1900s and a honest depiction of both God's intervention, human weakness and moral depravity.
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Summary: An Irish diamond
Review: Having listened to Malachy McCourt for many years on WBAI, I feel like I know Frank McCourt. After reading this book I feel like I lived with him. This book could have been very depressing if not written with such humor and childhood innocence. This book will help you appreciate everything you have. It also helped me truly understand my Irish heritage as well as my Irish father.
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Summary: If it makes you cry, then is it a masterpiece?
Review: A lot of people have reviewed this book on shere impulse, stating clearly this is "the best book I have ever read". This opinion is, however, not shared by me. Don't get me wrong, the right of passage story of Frank McCourt is definetely uplifting, but is it for this reason a masterpiece? It is a terrific read for all readers, but the actual storyline is not so significant or impressive that one must be dumbfounded by it! Emotional literature does not mean masterpiece, however it is a great read!
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Summary: Angela's Ashes
Review: I loved this book so much. I have never read about such poverty before and it was an eye opener. Frank McCourt sounds like a person I would like to meet, share a "pint" and talk. I had to also get the follow-up book "Tis." I liked it even better and can't imagine skipping that book after reading Angela's Ashes."
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: The first time a read this book makes me cry... and laugh, because is extraordinary, is "so real", that you can feel it, I mean, feel the pain, the hungry, the fear. It's so incredible, they were just kids, and you can see all these awfull things trough the one kid's eyes. It's so emotional,I just can say Thanks, Mr. McCourt for sharing a little piece of your incredible life with us.
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Summary: I love my life...
Review: This is definetly the book to read if you are feeling sorry for yourself and a bit depressed. Frank McCourts touching true tale of his childhood is so sad and heartbreaking that it makes every day life in present day America seem like a cake walk. This story really made me happy to be alive and have such a wonderful upbringing, family and friends.
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Summary: A TREASURE
Review: If Victor Hugo thought that Jean Valjean had cornered the market on misery, well then he never met Frank McCourt. I am forever indebted to my sister for recommending "Angel's Ashes." This book has touched my soul. I was totally consumed by it, and I would go to bed at night weeping for those poor kids. If only I could give them a taste of my watermelon, a bite of my steak, a drink of my milkshake..... Some people commented on the book jacket that they couldn't understand how Frank could have risen from that dismal life in Limerick to become so successful. Well, in spite of all their shortcomings, it was obvious that the boys' parents gave them love, and that will overcome many things. This was the greatest book I've ever read.
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Summary: 'Tisn't
Review: This book was a page-turner and kept me interested from beginning to end. Unfortunately, it did not live up to all the hype surrounding its publication. I was ultimately disappointed that the funny parts weren't funnier and the sad parts sadder. In a nutshell, the characters in the book: Drink, drink, have a baby, drink,have another baby, bury a baby, drink, go to church,have a baby, drink, bury a baby, drink, drink, go to church, and drink. They are desperately poor and feel very sentimental about Ireland, so they also sing songs while drinking, having babies, burying babies, or attending church. I love Irish writers; they are natural story-tellers, and McCourt is no exception. And I guess it says something that at least a few of the babies survived to become successful adults. But the constant theme of wallowing in sorrow was pretty depressing.
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