ANGELA'S ASHES

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Summary: Exceptional
Review: I don't think I can add anything in this review that hasn't already been said by numerous others. So I will just add my applause and give it a vote of five stars. It is wonderful!!!

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Summary: Angelas ashes by Frank Mc Court
Review: ANGELA'S ASHES- FRANK MC COURT

Angela's ashes, follows one boys quest through the harsh catholic life of Limerick, fighting for survival in a land of poverty. Frank learns to deal with many expected and unexpected happenings, and in the end fulfils his childhood aspirations. Drunken fathers, sin and begging are features,which sum up the main storyline of the novel.
This novel is a non - fictional memoir of a childhood is filled with adventure, poverty and sin. The style in which it is written takes you on a journey back into the past, discovering a life, which can be seen in a new light. The novel is a spyglass into the past, and shows the conditions of a different age, and supposedly a different world altogether.
At the beginning of the novel, there are four main characters. These characters consist of Malachy, Frank, Angela and Mr Mc Court (who is also named Malachy). However as life takes its toll, family members come and go, and more and more strain occurs. Each of the characters is very different (personality wise). They each have very different views on how life should be lead, which sometimes leads to a head on collision.
I think this novel is very unique and absolutely amazing. I believe that I connected with the characters and felt what they felt. At times I found the storyline a bit depressing, however this shows how well the novel has been written. I would recommend it to anyone aged 13 upwards, as it is an extrodinary tale of love poverty and sin. I was captivated by the sadness, and enlightened by the happiness, and can honestly say it was an amazing experience. I think that I would definitely read it again, and I am currently reading the sequel 'tis to Angela's ashes.

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Summary: Fantastic Read
Review: It is hard to read this book and still think that life is tough. Here is the story of a young man who is raised in the poorest of the poor in Limerick, Ireland who had to beg for food to eat, pick up coal off the streets for heat, write threatening letters to friends and family for extra money, and even help tear down a wall in his house to feed the fire. It sure made me feel spoiled and appreciate the good life that I have.

I liked the stories. Every childhood is this eventful, or at least should be. You learn to like Frank McCourt and even identify with him as he questions the things in life, like the angel on the 7th step and religion in general. You read as Frank McCourt spends years saving up money so he can do what his teacher urged him to do: Go to America where he can have more opportunity.

I loved this book and the movie did a very fair job of depicting the events of this book. My only complaint is Mr. McCourt's lack of quotation marks. Sometimes it is very hard to understand who is talking at a given time. You can figure it out from the context, but you would expect more from an English teacher. The quotation marks would have made it flow better.

However, I would not hesitate recommending this book to anybody.

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Summary: Please Read This!
Review: This is one of the best books ever written. I didn't want Frank McCourt to grow up in the memoir...I could have read it forever!

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Summary: This book will live forever
Review: Just finished rereading Angela's Ashes for the fourth time and it is as entrancing as ever. One of the best books around and an absolute miracle of writing. On this one book alone, Frank McCourt should get the Nobel.

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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: This would be a very sad story except for the way it is written, through the eyes of a child. He makes you laugh out loud many times. I did not see the movie because I thought it would be very depressing not seeing it through the eyes of the boy.
However, I was very disappointed with his book, "Tis". I suppose it is a good book but I wanted his wonderful humor again and it was not present at all in "Tis" where he is now an adult.

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Summary: Absolutely
Review: Absolutely spellbounding tale of a young person's early life in poverty. He writes in beautifully colored language, painting the portrait of a child who watches siblings die and other horrid circumstances. Irish will relate but it works for all origins.

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Summary: whiny, whiny, whiny
Review: I disliked this book from the very beginning. McCourt's prose is graceful, and at times he is humorous, but overall I found this story to be an exercise in whining. His tone never varies: "we were poor, my father drank too much, we were poor, my mother shagged her cousin, we were poor, I masturbated and dreamed of going to America, blah blah blah" There was nothing is this tale that held my interest and I only finished this over-rated book because I paid [item price] for it. I read an article in a UK newspaper which was titled, "'Tis Enough of Angela's Ashes." Amen!!

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Summary: just the best book I've read so far
Review: It definitely is my favorite book, together with the second part "'Tis" - I have been looking for a book that gets so much into me but so far I haven't found it yet - anyone could help me with that?
It made me laugh, cry and feel sympathy for little Frankie. It got to the point where I wanted to find his address and write him a letter telling him about my feelings. I know Frank lives in Connecticut right now and I wish I could have a long chat with him.
Just great!

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Summary: Truly A Wonderful & Moving Novel
Review: I am one of the odd students of my High School. I decided to read Frank McCourt's work in the middle of my sophmore year. The book displayed a life of hardships through not only a child's eyes,but an adults as well. Thus, making one be appreciative for the life they have, despite they may think how rotten it may be in the current time period. Because.. things can always get worse. This is truly a real life verison of such scenarios as a person could think in back of their minds on how their life would be if this had happened.

I often feel happy that Mr. McCourt was allowed to reach his dream of becoming a writer,despite how many obstacles he had overcame in his lifetime. He held his dream tight of coming to America and he achieved it. As my grandfather always tells me, " My dear, as long as you believe in something. Then there is no limit on how far you will fly to achieve it. Regardless, what dark storms may lie ahead".