Angelas Ashes Cd

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Summary: Hopeful Story
Review: Many people have read this book and commented on how terribly gloomy it it. But one must remember how even when his life was at its lowest McCourt still dreamed of something better. And we musnt foget the most uplifting part of all, through all the tradgedy and sickness he managed to survive. If that isn't uplifting I dont know what is. Angela's Ashes is probably one of the best books I have ever read.

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Summary: Mc Courts book - the final word
Review: Anyone from Limerick who was listening to the local station last night or anybody listening to it on the internet would have heard Richard Harris, a contemporary of Frank Mc Court point out the inaccuracies in this book. Harris says that there was no misery because of the sense of community that surrounded and still surrounds the city of Limerick. Also it appears that Angela's ashes were lost by Malchy Mc Court on an Icelandic flight and are still probably in the lost luggage department of Kennedy airport. As to the book itself, I believe along with most of Limerick, Richard Harris and even Brian Friel has said that this book lacks any literary merit whatsoever.Angela Mc Court was often described as the angel of the lanes and was a big heavy woman and not a waif like Emily Watson thogh Frank Mc Court himself said it brought a tear to his eye how much she reminded him of his mother.Don't buy this book if you want a good read. Buy it if you want a good fire.

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Summary: REPEAT AFTER ME- MEMOIR (not a novel, folks)
Review: I've already given my review of this book, but I must add that this is Frank McCourt's LIFE, not just another novel. For those who say this book is depressing, I think it might do you some good to find a slum in your city and walk around a bit. Mr. McCourt has done an amazing thing by bringing his chilhood to print for all of us to experience through his words. It would also do you a bit of good to reflect on your life, where you came from, what was handed to you, what you really had to work for. Frank McCourt has truly lived a life that he made from nothing. I look forward to "'Tis", and hope that those of you who have a hard time with depression and poverty never get thrown out of your house or high-rise. Won't you be shocked.

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Summary: McCourt deserves fame & fortune for writing this book!
Review: This is a great book, brilliantly written! If it hurts to hear the truth about poverty and famine, just imagine what it must have been like to LIVE it, as Frank McCourt & his family did. He tells the tales of his tragic childhood with candor, an eye for detail, humor & yes, some hope too. I bought this book and have read it through twice, then loaned it out to all my friends who read books with an open mind. The world needed to hear this memoir. I applaud Frank McCourt. He is in a class by himself as a writer! Direct & smart!

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Summary: An Intersting Look at Poverty-Stricken Irish-Catholic Life
Review: Well, I must admit, I had never heard of this book before I saw it on a book store shelf and thought, "Hey, my name is Angela, too!", so I bought it just to see what happens to Angela and her ashes. I was pleasantly surprised when I read this book to find a look inside the life of a boy who lives such a hard life and actually makes it out of his dire straits. I've been to Ireland, found it fascinating, and this book helped me to understand the culture of the Catholics in Ireland and the "melting pot" of the U.S. a bit more. Angela's Ashes is a very different book in the way that it is written. It was a nice change from the ordinary style of commas and quotes. It made me want to keep reading! I highly recommend Angela's Ashes. It may be depressing, but no one's life is a field of apples and fresh cow's milk all the time. Buy this book!

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Summary: Dull and Boring
Review: I would not recommend this book to anyone with an IQ over 50. The father gets drunk. He does or doesn't look for a job. A child is born. A child dies. The father gets drunk. There you have it.

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Summary: Poor Irish Catholic childhood
Review: I thought Angela's Ashes was so moving, I cried through most of the book. I also laughted at Frank McCourt's sense of humor, even with the sad childhood he grew up in. Frank McCourt grew up with so much responsiblity as a small boy, he was a strong and compassionate child. It was unbelievable what he and his younger brothers had to deal with, and they survived it somehow. I was born and raised in the 1950's here in the US, the third oldest child, of a poor Irish Catholic family. We did not have a lot, but we never went to bed hungry. Reading his book helped me understand what dirt poor really meant. I thank God, my mother, and father for what we really did have. Reading Angela's Ashes has change my whole out look on life, I thank Frank McCourt for this special gift he has shared with all of us.

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Summary: A ROLLER COASTER RIDE WITH MY EMOTIONS!
Review: Mr Mccourt's story was so moving. I laughed and cried. There were many times I read certain passages to my husband, because I just had to share them with somebody. So now he is reading the book.

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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: I wonder at people who call this book "depressing" and desire not to know about the reality of life. Unfortunately, they'll never understand the courage and the humanity of those who take what they have in life, do the best they can, and then share whatever they have left with others. Frank McCort is a remarkable man, a real person, with faults and talents. It is his unabashed telling of his childhood which makes his memoir so compelling, so intense, and so very REAL. If you can't handle this book, perhaps you need to take off the rose colored glasses and start living.

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Summary: a great read!
Review: although i question the total recall of a 3 year old; frank mccourt's memoir is one of the best reads i've had in a long time. his writing style is through a child's mind and very captivating. unbearable misery and uncontollable laughter throughout. an emotional rollercoaster. however i believe mccourt's account is one of a very very small percentage of people in ireland in the 30s & should not been viewed as a statement of ireland or the irish on the whole. but they're his memories and he tells them with cathartic genius.