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Summary: Fantastic book, but the last 60 pages...
Review: McCourt's tale was wonderfully written, to the degree that I would realize an hour had past when it only felt like a few moments. He accurately conveyed the thoughts a child would have, which is one of the best aspects of this book. It was, infact, the reason I would even pick up this book, as I enjoy reading books where the main character is a child because I can relate. (I'm 13.) Yes, it is sad, but it's so gripping somehow that you don't stop reading it. However, the last 60 pages when McCourt reaches 14 and begins working, he frequently spoke of his sexuality, which made me a bit uncomfortable. It's still a WONDERFUL book, and I highly recommend it. I truly understand why so much of the time there seems to be more Irish in American than in Ireland.
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Summary: as engaging as a debutante's hangnail
Review: A Pulitzer???! Was the prize committee out getting pie-eyed with Frank's father when they came up with this one? This book was readable, but it sure took a lot of effort. I tried but couldn't empathize with the characters, and I certainly wouldn't say the writing was inspiring. However, I must admit that I did smile once. Maybe it's better the second time around after a few Guinness'.
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Summary: One of the best books I've ever read
Review: I put off reading this book, as usually when a book gets this much hype, I don't like it. Well, was I ever wrong!!! This is definately one of the best books ever written. The story of Frank's childhood drew me in and made it almost impossible to put down this book. So readable yet so poetic, a wonderful story of one child yet a story that tells something about all our childhoods. I wish I had never finished this book, so I could read it again for the first time.
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Summary: Horrifying yet captivating
Review: A wonderful and at times disgusting look at growing up in poverty stricken Ireland. With humor and wit McCourt carries us through his early years. We see his life through his youthful eyes. We learn how much misery can be endured while the human spirit can remain triumphant. A terrific work. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: A spellbing account of a child's survival among madness.
Review: From the first page, I was hooked. Frank McCourt took me from the comfort of my soft warm sofa and dropped me in the midst of the frightening and desperate world in which he managed to survive. An amazingly vivid memoir of the author's life amid squalor and madness, as seen through the eyes of a child. I cried, groaned, laughed, gasped....I will never feel poor again.
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Summary: heart felt triumph of an irish family beating the odds
Review: A splindid memoir both funny and forgiving
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Summary: So what happened then?
Review: I love the kind of a book that when I finish reading it, I will hold it in my hands for a while, close my eyes, & relive its most memorable parts. I think I never really closed this one. Being an aduld, one would think that one can be satisfied with what was already told. A relatively good ending was incomplete for my taste - I needed to know what happened with the rest of the family - and I feel that I was left hanging in the wind and with no other option than to buy the sequel rather than to move on to happier subjects (for a change). The book in general was quite good, even though repetitive at times. It was not as tragic as it sounded in other reviews; it was incredibly sad at times, but not terrible where one would choose not to reach for this book. Venture out but keep in mind that if you need closure, it is not there.
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Summary: One of the best books I have ever read!
Review: Frank McCourt wrote this book beautifully. One minute I was crying, the next I was laughing. I can't imagine growing up in the poverty he experienced and being able to look back at it and laugh. It takes a strong person to do that. I admire him as a person and he is an exceptional writer. This book was definately not a waste of time to read . I give it 5 stars from the first page to the last. Write us another book Frank McCourt!!!!! Jan
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Summary: This Book Should Be On Everyone's Required Reading List
Review: That Frank McCourt was so intuitively and lucidly able to set forth his experiences through the eyes of changing youth is nothing short of genius. Evocative and entertaining every step of the way through the visissitudes of a struggling childhood, culminating with his triumph for survival (and terrific ending), this book should be required reading for everyone! Truely deserves six stars. Cannot wait for 'Tis.
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Summary: Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Review: Because the book is not a fiction and based on real life made it a powerful experience for me reading it. I couldn't put it down. I will read it again. Looking forward to more books by Mr. McCourt.
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