Genealogy Books - Angela's Ashes

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Summary: A Memoir You'll Not Soon Forget
Comment: It takes a masterful storyteller to make readers laugh while detailing a story of oppressive
poverty, chronic illness, despicable alcohol abuse and the death of three siblings. But that's
exactly what Frank McCourt does. With straightforward, non-judgmental prose, the author weaves a
tale of survival at the most elemental level, detailing the life of the McCourt family, an Irish
Catholic clan struggling to make it in poverty-stricken Limerick, Ireland, in the 1930s. To
describe the McCourts' life as 'miserable' doesn't do it justice. Yet somehow, through the misery,
this amazing author is able to find laughter, joy, irony and hope. Don't let the depressing setting
fool you. This might be the most uplifting memoir I've ever read--and one of the best. Salmon Run

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Summary: Amazing Storytelling
Comment: One of my favorite books. A walk in the life of Frank McCourt's deprived and poverty stricken
family. Wonderfully written a real page turner.

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Summary: Thought Changing Book!
Comment: This book already has a ton of reviews that give the gist of the storyline, so I won't repeat that
here. I do, however, feel compelled to share that this memoir is extremely well-written and I found
myself teary-eyed several times. When I was about 3/4 of the way through the book, I found myself
busting out my checkbook to get donations out to charities that I've been putting off for awhile.
It has opened my eyes to the struggles that so many go through that I have no concept of here in my
middle-class suburban world. Angela's Ashes is not only a great read with emotional pull, it likely
will change the way you look at the world and the place you have in it. Happy reading!

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Summary: Touching and Insightful
Comment: Angela's Ashes is a lovely book that presents growing up in Ireland during the 1940's. The book
comes from a child's perspective of innocence in a world that is neither fare nor kind. There are
rays of light in the child's life that will make you smile, maybe even laugh out loud, and maybe see
a piece of yourself.

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Summary: An extraordinary life.
Comment: This is a life of an individual and family that is so difficult that it is hard for anyone to
comprehend. I watched an interview with the author on C-span 2 which decided me to buy the book. I
have thoroughly enjoyed it and marveled that he survived.

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