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Summary: This memoir left me with a greater understanding of humanity
Review: Frank McCourt's story of growing up in poverty touched me deeply. I read this book through and later sat back and thought about how hard his life was. Yet, McCourt never makes the reader "feel his pain". Instead, a reader comes away laughing and crying at the unbelievable situations the McCourts found themselves in. I highly recommend this book!
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Summary: Cried. Laughed. Then cried some more!
Review: Excellent book! My Political Science teacher recommended this book(as well as Tis'),and I must say I am impressed! A heart felt biography.Frank McCourt is truly a great writer.
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Summary: Save your money.
Review: I waited until the book was in paperback to buy and only bought it then because I was going to Ireland and thought it might be interesting. Not much here. The family was poor, the father was a drunk and the mother had little inclination to better the situation. Once you have this figured out the book repeats it over and over. Its one redeeming feature: The narrative flows easily and one does not need to concentrate very hard to read it, so it doesn't take long to finish.
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Summary: not yet read
Review: I haven't read this book yet but since it appears that most people liked it I'm going to give it a try!
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Summary: Awesome! A great story
Review: It's a wonderful story for everyone! Everyone should read "Angela's Ashes", it's a beautiful tale.
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Summary: I loved every page of this book from beginning to end.
Review: I enjoyed this book so much that I had to read parts of it to my husband so we could enjoy it together. McCourt's description of life and his sense of humor were just wonderful. I felt like I was there in every scene. This book should be read by anyone doing family research in Ireland. It will make you appreciate your ancestors for coming here and making it possible for you to have a better life. Also, when you have finished reading this book you will think about America the land of opportunity and how it came true for the McCourt family. I can't say enough about Frank McCourt and his book Angela's Ashes.
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Summary: A wonderful memoir I could not let go of.
Review: From the moment I opened this book I knew I was in trouble. Being brought up a Catholic, attending Catholic school and being raised in a home where my Irish heredity was given emphasis over everything else I fell in love with this book. Anyone raised Catholic with even a distant relative somehow Irish can't help but smile through all the memories of how it was for Frankie McCourt. Frank McCourt had me shaking my head with grief one moment and laughing out loud the next with his beautifully recounted memories of growing up. A mixture of beauty and sadness, of his wonderful Angel of the 7th stair only steps away from the lavatory and all its stench. I'm almost afraid to read his sequel for fear of not captivating me as much. Definitely a keeper
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Summary: A powerful, inspiring novel from beginning to end.
Review: I found this book truly captivating from the moment I began. The honesty in this book makes it even more interesting. Frank McCourt allows us to enter a world that most of us can never imagine. It is the most exciting book I have read in years.
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Summary: Refined as Through Fire, or, Hope Endures
Review: The book certainly deserved the Pulitzer. The book is so well crafted, written in a way in which even the most callous reader can see that the man weaved his very soul into it.He doesn't spare the reader any of the pain he suffered in the living and I'm sure somehow in the telling of the story. He never succumbed to the modern ploy of speaking in adult psychological terms; we do not see 20th century American angst, although the American reader cannot help but engage in it while reading. He masterfully let the facts of his life define the tone and mood of the work. Yes, he did do his fair share of pondering, not as an adult, but as the child who was so often unable to understand the implications of what was going on all around him. We adult readers have no difficulty understanding the scope of his difficult childhood. Ah, but the pain ridden among us will say: "You can never truly understand because you were never in his shoes... when he had shoes, that is." But is that really the point? The depths of his joys and sorrows we can never know, just as we cannot without assistance touch the very lowest point in the Atlantic Ocean, but we can become intimates with McCourt's milieu, just as we can cross the Atlantic at its widest and say we "know" that particular ocean. The adult McCourt denies us the exercise of the American habit of reading a book and being merely titillated by its contents, this book is no memoir of pain for pain's sake. This book is a book about undying hope, the unintended but pointed response to the Camus' and Weisels of this world. If you are picking this book up for the first time, please understand that this glorious work may very well end up taking you the most time you will ever need to read a book. Male or female you will probably spend as much time in reflection as in reading. Let this book touch you at the very depths of your being. Let this soul-full work teach you that pain isn't something you can avoid, but is certainly something you can use to let you live your life to its fullest.
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Summary: Learn from this book!!
Review: I am writing a critique on Angela's Ashes for an English assignment. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and like most other readers it made me open my eyes and realise how tough life was in the 40's. I find Mr.McCourt's story very depressing, and his story helps us learn how precious life is and shouldn't be taken for granted. I could say so much more but most importantly I want to condradulate Mr.McCourt. You are a survivor and you truly deserve everything.God Bless You.
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