Angela's ashes

a memoir

by

364 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 1999 by Simon & Schuster.

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3 stars (1 review)

Imbued on every page with Frank McCourt's astounding humor and compassion. This is a glorious book that bears all the marks of a classic.

"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while. Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood, and worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood."

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3 stars

I didn't particularly enjoy reading this book--the setting and circumstances described by the author were too much to bear over nearly 400 pages of text. After stepping away from the book, however, I now appreciate how [a:Frank McCourt|3347|Frank McCourt|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1263585664p2/3347.jpg]'s writing made the lanes of Limerick and its cast of colorful inhabitants come alive. I may not read any of the book's sequels, but I'm glad I read this one.

Subjects

  • McCourt family
  • McCourt, Frank -- Family
  • Irish Americans -- Biography
  • Irish Americans -- Ireland -- Limerick (Limerick) -- Biography
  • Limerick (Limerick, Ireland) -- Biography