Angela's Ashes
Angela's Ashes / Frank McCourt / HarperCollins Publishers
Despite all the hardship depicted so vividly, this book kept me glued from cover to cover. It is hard to imagine how Frank McCourt actually made it past adolescence with the constant lack of food and nourishment. The babies were brought up on sugar water instead of milk, there is usually no heat in the house and rags are used in place of diapers. Above all that, there is Frank's undivided loyalty to has Dad, Mam and his little brothers. The language is simple, the picture is clear and the poverty is saddening. Frank McCourt recalls his childhood with unbiased detail and unrivaled storytelling finesse. At the end of the story, I find myself sincerely wishing him a better life in America, the land of opportunity. 'Tis a moving story and an amazing book, it is.
Despite all the hardship depicted so vividly, this book kept me glued from cover to cover. It is hard to imagine how Frank McCourt actually made it past adolescence with the constant lack of food and nourishment. The babies were brought up on sugar water instead of milk, there is usually no heat in the house and rags are used in place of diapers. Above all that, there is Frank's undivided loyalty to has Dad, Mam and his little brothers. The language is simple, the picture is clear and the poverty is saddening. Frank McCourt recalls his childhood with unbiased detail and unrivaled storytelling finesse. At the end of the story, I find myself sincerely wishing him a better life in America, the land of opportunity. 'Tis a moving story and an amazing book, it is.
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