Angelas Ashes Cd

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Summary: A Powerful Reminder
Review: This book is a fascinating story excellently written. Though I would not presume to know McCourt's primary objective in writing this book, my journey into his world left me ohsovery grateful for food, indoor plumbing, and electricity. I am also extremely grateful to have grown up in an environment of religious freedom (if not tolerance). Buy this book.

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Summary: An involving read
Review: This book was an odd read for me. I was initially unaware that it was an autobiography, which made the horror of McCourt's childhood even more intense. Being Irish-Catholic, it brought back a lot of memories of my childhood and I was thankful that mine wasn't as bad as his! :-) Not for the faint hearted.

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Summary: incredible tale of faith and the innocence of youth!
Review: Picked up the book and was hooked from page 1 -- could not put it down and finished it over the 4th of July weekend -- it was amazing how he could keep his faith despite the poverty and utter hopelessness around him - it was also amazing to see that people actually live like that and survive! -- would love to see a continuation story from his arrival in America to the present!

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Summary: A tribute to the power of the human spirit to rise above.
Review: Frank McCort's vivid description of the horrible poverty that he grew up with was both depressing and inspiring. Depressing that the rich and religous could treat them so badly, as if it were their fault to live that way. Inspiring that there was still some happiness, joy and motivation in spite of it all. That the children chose to live in horrid poverty rather than with the mean and abusive relatives says something about the human spirit. We are all naturally drawn towards kindness and love above all else. I congratulate Frank McCort for having been motivated to escape his poverty and for the courage to write what must have been a very painful reliving of his past. I look forward to reading his next book.

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Summary: It does not come across as depressing as many have said
Review: I avoided this book for some time since so many had told me it was so depressing but then I decided to get the audio. McCourt's reading is so sensitive that what comes across does not seem to be all that depressing. There were many times that I found some situations to be humorous.

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Summary: A Real Sleeper
Review: It appears that I am of the minority when I say this book was awful! I forced myself to read the entire thing eventhough I found I could only read a few pages at a time before I fell asleep entirely. Only after 200 pages of repetitive storyline, drunk unemployable father, death, depression, did this book actually begin to get better. I enjoyed the last 100 pages when Frank seemed to begin getting his life together. Wish I had spent my time reading something else.

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Summary: Give it two Pulitzers!
Review: Laughter and sobbing quickly blend to together to give the reader a splendid tale, true at that, of an innocent child surviving the most cruel poverty. The book is remarkably uplifting.

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Summary: Very outstanding. Can't wait for his next upcoming book.
Review: This is a very good book I read for my 10th grade English class. It is an easy read and like Pringles, once you start (reading), you can't stop. When I first saw the book and the teacher told the class that we only had two weeks to read the 300-page book, I freaked out because with all my other work at my other classes, I had no idea how I'm going to have the chance to read the book. But, when I started reading the book, it was practically impossible to stop because you always want to know what happens next. I can't wait for his next book I believe called "'Tis". And also a movie of Angela's Ashes. I am now reading the book of Frank McCourt's brother, Malachy McCourt, called "A Monk Swimming" which is so far so good.

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Summary: Angela's Ashes is the best book I've ever read!
Review: Angela's Ashes touches every emotion. I cried and I laughed, but mostly I found myself hating and loving his father. What I loved most about this book is that it is a true account of a hard childhood. The well written Irish dialect in this book makes you feel as though you have spoken Irish all of your life. I think that it's amazing how Mr. McCourt was able to find humor in such a depressing life. I've read a lot of books and this book is now my favorite. I am not a person who will read a book twice. But this one I just could not help myself and I read it twice. I just hope the movie will be as good as the book.

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Summary: The best book I've ever read (and that's many)!
Review: This is such a wonderful, wonderful book, the kind of book that makes me cry if I think about it (not just because it's sad but because it affected me so much), the kind of book that makes me want to go to Ireland - meet the writer - do something about how some people live. Anyone will love this book! I'm so envious of the people that has just started reading the first page of it for the first time...