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Summary: TO REAL TO LIFE!
Review: My grandfather is a home-child from Ireland. He lived the life of Frankie except for the fact that he didn't have anyone who loved him. His mother met a man when my grandfather was a young boy and he didn't want children so his mother gave him to an orphanage where he was beaten by nuns and starved. This book was so true to life. People comment how depressing it is and so is the movie - Frank McCourt obviously did a wonderful job in writing his memoirs!
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Summary: Magnificient!
Review: At first I had absolutely no interest in reading a book about someones hard life in Ireland, even if it was a #1 NY times best seller. There is a lovely Irish woman I ride the bus to work with every day, and we talk for very nearly the whole hour of our ride into work. This woman is in her early 60's. The movie ANGELAS ASHES was about to come out and she mentioned that she read the book three times and cried all 3 times because the book was exactly her life in County Kerry. Every page that she read brought back memories. The extreme poverty, going without shoes all the time, the meanness of the teachers, and a father that drank at every opportunity. She told me that if I want to know what her childhood was like in Ireland just read ANGELAS ASHES. After talking with her I became more than curious and intrigued. The first page of the book is very powerful and sets the stage for the rest of the book. I could not put it down. Who the hell cares about the run on sentences & lack of punctuation. I was so engrossed that I didn't even notice any of that. Some of the best books I've ever read were written in plain language. No fancy, its obvious I've got my PhD jive. Frank McCourt still manages to pull the reader into his story & draw emotions. At least that is what Frank McCourt did with me. Once you are finished reading the book you continue to think about it long afterwards. I am a member of an African-American book club and I put ANGELAS ASHES on the list of books for the other members to read & for us to discuss. I am so glad that I read this book and can't wait to see the movie. This book & Frank McCourt will long be remembered and talked about.
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Summary: REMARKABLE MEMOIR
Review: When I first bought this book,I had no idea what I was getting into, because I had not heard about it.I started reading because of great interest in knowing about people.I cannot but admire the author not only for his courage to be witty about a childhood spent in utter poverty but also to come out of it and become renowned as he has. From the place where I come people who are poor are supposed to gather sympathys from the more fortunate brethren whether that comes in the form of money or then pity is all welcome. I want to know how could one get so educated and write such a beautiful book as this one?
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Summary: HONESTLY not worth all the hype
Review: I simply base my judgment in books according to the entertainment value. This book lacked precisely that, and I must say, it was a hard book to finish. I am surprised it received such a positive response overall. Shocked.
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Summary: Angela's Review
Review: How I admire Frank McCourt's ability to have gained such character through such incredible adversity. His gift for writing is evident throughtout the book. The words are down to earth yet thoroughly poignant. I came away a more thoughtful and grateful American having read it!
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Summary: Holy Toast
Review: "In prayer of Jesus, Mary, and the Holy Toast," is one of the many mixed up sayings by Frank McCourt in his memoir Angela's Ashes. My mother started to read this book and insisted that I should read it too. I was not in the mood for a boring, whinning memoir. As more hype grew around the book, I couldn't help but be curious and finally I read it after seeing the movie. I ended up reading one of the best books I have ever read. The book is about his life story from how his parents met to his life changing decision at nineteen. The majority of the book takes place in Limerick Ireland where the sun never shines, people die of the consumption, and fleas eating you alive are the least of your worries. His father drinks all the dole money away so his family is always dying of starvation. Above all to make his life even more miserable, he is an Irish Catholic in the "holiest city in Ireland." The best part of the book is how it is told from a child's point of view. It's like being four years old all over again and seeing your first movie. Some parts of the book did drag on a little bit and were slightly depressing. Still, overall I really liked the book and would recmmend it to anyone who wants to read a twisted classic about life in poverty.
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Summary: Response group
Review: Frank McCourt gives an honest look at the desolation and poverty of his childhood in rural Ireland. His frank and candid style brings a voice to people of poverty everywhere. The novel lays open a gashing wound that oozeswith death, hunger, and utter shame and hopelessness. The balm that soothes the wound is Frank's perserverance through the harshest of realities to reach his goal of dredging himself out of the depths of poverty. Frank's child-inspired resilience spurns his motivation for seeking a better life, while at the same time accepting his allottment in life. His ability to see humor in the bleakest of moments is inspirational. Whether the reader's initial response is positive or negative, one proclamation rings true - the novel provides a stirring, powerful message.
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Summary: Certainly puts some perspective on life
Review: Reading this book was the first time I "heard" from a person first hand his experience of growing up in extreme poverty. During the depression many people were poor and hungry - my own mother was lucky that her family of 6 could kill a chicken to eat each Sunday. But Frank McCourt describes poverty beyond imagination; unfortunately a painfully true story. Day after day he and his family went without food, without heat, without decent clothing, without a bathroom. It takes courage to write a memior - one is under scrutiny not only for their writing style (McCourt's is wonderful!) but also for their own actions through life. McCourt manages to describe his life with dignity when it would seem there was none to be found. When he steals food to survive, it is in desperation, and yet with dignity, and we are convinced he did the right thing. We need to remember that there is still too much poverty and hunger in the world. Too many children go to bed hungry at night, and have nothing to eat when they wake up. We need to remember this the next time our children cry because we didn't buy them a new Pokemon toy....
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Summary: great story
Review: this is a great story. frank mccourt is one of the best writers for the new century. his words and the way he captured the feelings and emotions of the time was wonderful. this story is a great inspiration and wonderful story for anyone.
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Summary: Angela's Ashes
Review: Don't buy this audio book for your auto, unless you have plenty of gasoline and a lunch. My advice is that you turn off your cell phone and do not attempt to make any appointments or speak to anyone for the next 15 hours. Once you begin to hear this sorryful tale, you will never be the same. You may never stop driving for 15 hours. This book is a hazard to your well being and may damage your ability to be a good Irish father. If you are a little bit Irish, this will turn you sideways. Now, pardon me, I must have a stout and then go to confession. God bless you, Father.
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