Genealogy Books - Angela's Ashes

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Summary: Compelling
Comment: this was a great book--the best i have ever reead! as a man, i usually do not like to read novels,
but i couldn't put this one down! Mr. McCourt should be listed as one of the world's top writers.

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Summary: Masterful Memoir
Comment: With Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt joins the ranks of other talented writers like Mary Karr
revolutionizing the way memoirs are written. Blending rich descriptions of the Irish childhood with
personal insights into his own life, McCourt masterfully lures the reader along a path through his
life leaving tears and laughter in his wake. What not only makes the book, despite its often
horrific subject, readable but also a literary masterpiece is McCourt's ability to subtly insert
good and happiness in small anecdotes amid the ruin that was the majority of his childhood. An
example occurs midway through the book in a description of one of McCourt's neighbors. The boy is
hunchbacked and deformed and has therefore decided he wants to be a radio announcer so that he can
affect people and sound normal without being seen. Just after this beautiful idea is presented,
McCourt relates how in order to raise money, the boy sold tickets to other boys allowing them to
watch his sisters bathe. Startling and yet poignant, to me this anecdote is a summary of the book.
A young boy trying to find hope in the dismal world that was Ireland.

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Summary: Amusing, yet touching
Comment: "Angela's Ashes" ist a very interesting autobiographic novel, as it cover several controverse
topics. First of all, it describes the live of young Frank McCourt, who grows up in unimaginible
poverty in the streets of Limerick. He experiences the conflicts between rich and poor people as
well as between catholics and protestants. Frank discovers friendship and even love, but he also
suffers from diseases and from the death of some of his loved ones. There are funny scenes, too.
This makes "Angela's Ashes" an entertaining novel. You also learn hope and despair can make people
do.

Get this book. You won't regret it. And I recommend to read the sequel "Tis: A Memoir", too. I
think, you'll learn a lot about Ireland and about people in general. It makes you feel better.

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Summary: The Irish Life
Comment: A life of poverty disease and heartbreak awaits author Frank McCourt when he arrives back to Ireland
from America. The situation at home in Ireland is worse and we see the families sruggle to find
work, food, money, and the charity of others. One thing the McCourts are not short of is tragedy and
it becomes a normal part of life in Angela`s Ashes. Frank McCourt the oldest child in the
McCourts intermediate family, is a young boy growing up in the Irish Depression. This story written
in an Irish accent gives details of their Catholic Religion. In Ireland Religon sets the tone for
the way people should live. Frank tries to be a good Catholic but after all, he is just a boy.
Malachy McCourt, Franks father, is an alcoholic and seen through out the book drinking his paycheck
and dole money and therefore loses his jobs. "It`s bad enough that Dad loses jobs the third week
but now he drinks the dole money", says Frank after a night without a meal. One thing about the
book that kept us reading is that there was a surprise around each corner. For example, in one
chapter, the McCourts lay down to sleep and woke up being devoured by hungry fleas. Franks
reenactment of this was expresssed when he said, "We saw the fleas, leaping, jumping, fastened to
our flesh." However, it is not all sad, it is also guite funny. Like when Franks friend Mikey tells
a story of Cuchulain, Franks superman, haveing a pissing contest to find a wife for himself. The
one thing we all didn`t like was all the depressing tragedies, such as Frank`s one and only sister
and two brother dieing. Frank also suffers aflictions both physically and mentally, like when he
feels the shame of wearing shoes repaired with rubber. We recommend this book to anyone looking
for a challenge or feels like their life is insufferable.

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Summary: Franks a tough little cookie!
Comment: This book has every thing you want in a book.It can make you laugh and some parts make you want to
cry.If this book does not move you nothing well.This book covers Franks life in New york to
Limerick,Ireland back to New York.I would recomend this book to anyone.

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