The Angelas Ashes/Tis Boxed Set by Frank McCourt

The Angelas Ashes/Tis Boxed Set Reviews

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  C.J. Fosdick

  Angela's Ashes was a roller-coaster read for me. I loved the writing style and POV and touch of Irish humor, while appalled by the poverty that Frank McCourt described in his childhood. It was puzzling that he could remember such detail beginning at the age of four when his parents moved the family from New York back to Limerick, Ireland. The matter-of-fact honesty and introspection in his account, I'm certain, led to his Pulitzer Prize.
  
  'Tis is the sequel I couldn't put down, as it details his life after "escaping" back to New York in 1949 to 1985 when his estranged father died. McCourt's honesty and wit carries over in a memoir hard to forget.
  
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  Jeff Trueman

  I've read both these books, as well as "Teacher Man", and gone on to purchase them in hardback for my library. What wonderful, wonderful reads. No, "Angela's Ashes" is NOT about the Holocaust! Many people seem to think that. It's about a boy's experience growing up in extreme poverty in Ireland. Filled with pathos, yes, but also that wonderful Irish humor that they manage to find in the direst of situations. A wonderful, poignant, rollicking read!
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  Cheryl

  I kept reading and waiting for this book to get better (happier) but it just got worse and worse. However, it is one of my absolute favorites. It opened my eyes to the life of a boy growing up in extreme poverty and gave me an understanding I did not have before of how that shapes ones life. I have a first edition signed copy (met Frank McCourt in Denver) that I treasure.
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  Norma Zenkus

  Very sad book about his terrible childhood
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  Tommy

  Tis' is essentially the story of an immigrant and his new life in New York City. Beginning with his voyage to America, the autobiographical story follows his struggle to make it in a country that isn't always accepting of strangers. Don't be mistaken to think of this as an extension of the dark tone of Angela's Ashes (which I also liked). I found this book much lighter in tone and more optimistic. McCourt finds his way to the promised land and has to deal with the realities of American society. It's full of the irony of everyday life and his struggles for education, happiness, love, and acceptance. Yes Mr. McCourt is an Irish immigrant, but it's not soley about his being Irish in America. If anything, it's about his struggle to be an American.
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  Roberta

  Only four stars because I am lumping these two together. I loved Angela's Ashes even though it could be mighty depressing at times. Although, being of Irish descent myself, I didn't find it as depressing as my non-Irish friends did. We can be a maudlin bunch, us Irish. I also liked Tis, but not as much as Angela's Ashes.
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  Mike Duffy

  This is a very compelling book about the struggles of an Irish family. I am making an attempt to trace some of the Irish's history of moving to America. Boy, was i in for a surprise reading this masterpiece by Frank McCourt.
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  eliza

  I was ready for this book to be a total cliche, but actually it's very amusing, unmistakably Irish, and really good at conveying the issues of a country we tend to over-simplify.
  
  NOTE: I have not read 'Tis, but the boxed set is the only option.
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  Beccahartzell

  I didn't read this book...Brent did and accidentally posted it to my goodreads account...in fact, all of the books that are rated - were rated by Brent. I promise I'll get on and rate some books at some point. I'm reading books...just haven't gone on to rate them yet!!!
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  Sarah

  excellent
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  Noelani

  Read it when it first came out and then again and then the movie and again. If I read a good book, in time I'll pick it up again.
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  Ritah

  I would have given him a five (HE'S REALLY GOOD) except he's a dick in person. So, here's a four. Eat that with some cabbage Mr.-Acting-All-Big-Guy.
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  Kayla S.

  i read this book when i was about 10 or 11 i dont remember much expect that it is about a irish imigrant who goes through poverty. It might sound boring but it is a good book
  
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  Xime Lage

  Not as amazing as Angela's Ashes but worth reading!
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  Cheryel

  The hardships of Irish life not too long ago. How blessed I am and have always been.
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  Jennifer Santosuosso

  i read angela's ashes...great read.
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  Nicole

  loved it loved it loved it. He's a great writer, very smooth with nuances of hilarity and downright sadness.
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  Janice

  This was a very depressing book with not a lot of substance and quite crude.