Genealogy Books - Angela's Ashes

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Summary: A wonderful, painful book to read
Comment: I loved this book! It is sometimes very painful to read, but the value is emmense. It can be
light-hearted on one page and then almost too painful to get through on the next, but it is always
worth it!
To me, the most important thing to remember here is that this is NOT fiction! This man
lived this childhood, and if he could survive and become successfull, I can certainly read about
it.
There is a great deal of value in reading how another can overcome the worst and triumph. It
gives anyone hope!

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Summary: Incredibly moving memoir
Comment: Frank McCourt accomplishes the rare feat of turning out a memoir that is both incredilby moving as
well as entertaining. The vivid images portrayed by McCourt as he recounts his childhood in
Limerick will make you seem like you are living the experiences yourself. You see the landscape,
smell the smells, feel the air, hear the sounds. You will find yourself laughing out loud one
minute and reaching for a Kleenex to wipe your tears the next. McCourt is a true talent.

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Summary: this book will help you appreciate the clothes on your back!
Comment: Angela's Ashes is a powerful book, telling the story of poverty an an Irish community. The obstacles
the family goes through are mountain high, with a long journey stepping throuh the death of children
and the twisting hands of hunger. But at the same time, it delivers a heartwarmin story of love and
innocence, as the protagonist accounts the memories of poverty that he will never leave behind.
DON'T miss this book.

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Summary: A Tale of Many Troubles
Comment: Angela's Ashes is a gripping memoir about a young boy named Frank growing up in the slums of
Limerick, Ireland. His troubled world is full of death, disease, and starvation which is further
complicated by his father's drinking problem and the depression of his mother. Frank is forced to
become an adult at an early age taking on the responsibility of supporting his family while his
father is in England squandering away his earnings. Through all his hardships Frank learns to see
life in a new light and dreams of the place where he can leave all his troubles behind and start a
new life.
Frank McCourt's tale leaps off its pages creating a vivid picture of his early
childhood. Once I started reading this book I couldn't wait to see what happens in the end. Frank's
life is so fascinating and tragic that it left me wanting to know more. Rarely does a writer capture
life's ups and downs in such a remarkable way. Readers everywhere will be touched by McCourt's story
of survival and growth.

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Summary: Somewhat more disappointing than it sounds
Comment: Born in the slums of Brooklyn, NY, Frank McCourt embarks on a childhood journey that takes him back
to his parents' homeland, Ireland. In a period of national depression Frank's family finds no other
choice of staying alive than going back to Ireland where they would have to face the hardships of
poverty, and bear their father's reckless vice of drinking away their money.
Angela's Ashes, by
Frank McCourt, is yet one more poignant story that recounts how a child is forced to survive around
the ignorance of their ambiance, and the social prejudice that abounds between our human races. It
is the story of fighting to see your dream come true.
In this captivating novel I was able to
sympathize with McCourt through his accounts of how life treated him and his family, as will anybody
else that reads it. The story wraps its readers, zooming in and out of events that forever took a
toll on the lives of all of Frank's family. This novel is a stunning memoir worth to read anytime by
anyone; it transports its readers into the Irish essentials and ways of life.

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