Genealogy Books - Angela's Ashes

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Summary: UNBELIEVABLE , TRULY UNBELIEVABLE
Comment: I AGREE WITH DIANE SCHIRF , THIS IS A REAL WORK OF FICTION. ITS AN INSULT TO THE POOR, THE IRISH,
TO REAL MOTHERS EVERYWHERE, AND TO THE READER WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE ALL THIS GUFF. ITS LIKE A
COMPILATION OF ALL THE WORST HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE WORLD, EXCEPT FOR THE SUBJECT WHO OBVIOUSLY IS A
BABE MAGNET AND PHYSICAL WONDER FOR SURVIVING. FIRST I WAS ANGRY AND WANTED TO THROW IT AGAINST THE
WALL , BUT THEN IT BECAME RIDICULOUS AND COMICAL.I KEPT READING IT ONLY BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT HAD TO
GET BETTER, P PRIZE AND ALL. I GUESS HIS IMAGINATION WAS NOT STARVED. HOW MANY WOMEN SWAM OUT TO
MEET THE BOAT ????

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Summary: Mother's love
Comment: This is a marvellous book. I received it as a gift from my friend. I read the first sentence, and
suddenly I was captured in one adventure, full of emotion. Frank McCourt really could make the
reader visualize the situation at that time, though we understand nothing about Irish history.
Nothing about the Great Famine, nothing about the conflict between Catholic and Protestant, nothing
about its culture and perspective. We can start from zero, and understand a half of Irish history
and culture.

This is a very good autobiography. We are trapped in his feeling, a child's view, a
child's emotion seeing his mother struggle to live and to earn living for her children amongst the
death and the living. A child's perspective toward his brothers' and sister's deaths. A child's
acceptance toward a hard life. I don't wonder that this book could receive a pulitzer.

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Summary: very uplifting and inspirational
Comment: McCourt paints an outstanding picture of life in post-famine Ireland. McCourt reveals the story of
his own life growing up in poverty, with a drunken father, death, love, and a Catholic upbringing.
This books is filled with sadness but ends on a happy note. A great book.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Angela's Ashes = Greatness!
Comment: I think this is one of the best books I have ever read!!! I was walking through the grocery store
when I came across a shelf with lots of books on it. I picked up "Angela's Ashes" and decided to
buy it because the movie had just come out and I was interested in the story. Well, I am glad I did
buy it. The book gives you an insight into the lives of a poverty striken family in Ireland and New
York. You get an idea of how hard life is for people living in deplorable conditions thanks to
poverty and how they can pull through the tough times.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Touching and Honest
Comment: Angela's Ashes instantly draws you in to the life of author Frank McCourt. You will feel what a
young Frank was feeling and will feel an overwhelming urge to help him. Frank McCourt is a
magnificent author who will instantly grab you. He is honest (sometimes brutally) about how he is
feeling and the situation he is in. The innocence of a child is shown in this memoir. You will
laugh, cry, and even get angry. This is a wonderful story that will leave you hoping that things
will turn out O.K. It will also show you that your life may not be as bad as you previously
thought.

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