Angelas Ashes Cd

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Summary: moving, strangly uplifting memoir
Review: Angela's Ashes has the power to change the reader's outlook on their own lives, and that is why it is so valuable.

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Summary: Extraordinary Story
Review: I wa amazed. While reading this memoir of Frank McCourt the reader is brought into a world of heartbreaking issues and how one family dealt with their poverty and demons. It amazes me that Frank and his brother were able to blossom in the dark lives they led. I am excited about the sequel he is working on and can't wait to get my hands on it.

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Summary: MOVING&HONEST
Review: I have read this book recently and it still has a great impression on me.It is an honest and also moving book that I think eveybody must read it.It makes you thank for everything you have , and you begin to love your family much.It is a good book that it introduces you to other lifes lead by poors and you can understand their feelings and thoughts. I want to congratulate Frank McCourt because of his great success and it's amazing that he could come to these days after very hard times.

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Summary: Book is over promoted, did not live up to expectations
Review: I must be missing something, but Angela's Ashes just did not live up to the recommendations I have recieved from others or the general reviews. Being of Irish descent, I was looking forward to the tale, but I feel that after I had read the first 50 pages, the rest of the book just beat to death the same general topic...that the author had a dreadful childhood. His style of writing put me to sleep at times and I would have to re-read portions when I realized that he had slipped in some significant event. I would love to know the standards by which one can win a Pulitzer prize. The book was not terrible, but I did have to exercise some discipline to get through to the end. Overall, it was a bit monotonous and, to me, over promoted as a great piece of literature.

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Summary: The gift McCourt gives you is priceless
Review: Frank McCourt gives his readers a gift that money can't buy. McCourt's ability to rise above the horrors of below-poverty stricken boyhood, and write the story with such grace and charm, prove what a gifted storyteller this high-school teacher is. This is on the list of my top two favorite books of all time, and I read EVERYTHING. Take my word for it, this book will make you feel good for a long, long time after reading it! You will reccommend it to all your loved ones and everyone you meet!

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Summary: What a wonderful, sad, compelling story!
Review: I can't wait to read the sequel. Mr. McCourt's writing style made me feel like I was in the streets with him. I really received an education on this one!

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Summary: Heartbreaking
Review: This book broke my heart and made me laugh all at the same time. Such a wonderful, honest book. Loved it! You will too!!!!

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Summary: This is one of the best books I have ever read!
Review: This book was soooo good. As everyone else has said I could not put this book down. This is the first book I have read, for enjoyment, in maybe two-two and a half years.[I'm only 20] This book captured me and took me in and I could feel myself feeling such empathy for all of the McCourts. There is one part that sticks out, one where I laughed out loud, it was were Malachy and Frank were trying on their parents teeth and then the teeth got stuck. I could see that happening to those two, that's why it was so funny. I was actually a little disappointed when the book was over, I wanted to know what happened to the family especially Frank's brother Malachy. I wasn't disappointed for long because I found a book by Malachy a few days later and know I'm reading that book. I do hope, though, that Frank's next book comes out very soon.

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Summary: Frank McCourt's family struggle from birth to 19 yrs of age
Review: This was a great book. I couldn't put it down and I have told others to read it too. McCourt did a wonderful job of telling his life story. Very descriptive and honest. It tells of how the times were in Ireland during American depression and of the prejudicies within Ireland itself. A great memoir.

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Summary: A Must-Read
Review: I am an aspiring writer and I can only hope for Frank McCourt's gift. How can he cause me to chuckle out loud and then bring water to my eyes all in the same sentence? His story is beautiful and truly bittersweet, and I eagerly await the sequel.