Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt died on July 19, 2009.
Let's remember him by reading his best known work, Angela's Ashes.
Pulitzer Prize winner Frank McCourt died on July 19, 2009.
Let's remember him by reading his best known work, Angela's Ashes.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I'm up for that.Its been at least ten years since i read it.
"Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
W.B.Yeats
"If it looks like a Dwarf and smells like a Dwarf, then it's probably a Dwarf (or a latrine wearing dungarees)"
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Count me in. I own it, but have never read it. I started it, but put it down when she lost her little girl.
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
Wish I could, but I can't. I don't believe Angela's Ashes is a novel. I thought it was auto biographical.Originally Posted by Scheherazade
LET THERE BE LIGHT
"Love follows knowledge." – St. Catherine of Siena
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I read his Angela's Ashes when I was in High School. I forgot almost everything on it, except Frank's green couch...
I'm on board, if you just wouldn't mind forwarding me the group info.
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It is an autobiography composed in the form of a novel.
"Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
W.B.Yeats
"If it looks like a Dwarf and smells like a Dwarf, then it's probably a Dwarf (or a latrine wearing dungarees)"
Artemins Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
my poems-please comment Forum Rules
I've read each of his books a few times. Now would be a great time to re-read Angela's Ashes. Never before has the same book made me laugh and cry so hard! He captures life's true emotions in such an amusing and clever way. This book is a fast read
Frank McCourt was one of the truly great Irish writers of our time, he will be sorely missed.
I found a really fitting tribute to him here:
http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Pet...-51411047.html
Never had a luck to read that piece of work. I just watched it as movie two weeks ago. I am imagining those descriptions in the book very vividly. The poorest of poor peoplehad really nothing to lose, except for their life.
Just got the book from the library and am hoping to start to read tonight/tomorrow.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I've never read Angela's Ashes but have been meaning to do so for some time now. No time like the present I suppose. It only seems to be available at one of the public branch libraries, which won't be open until Tuesday. I'll see about getting a copy then.
"In rime sparse il suono/ di quei sospiri ond' io nudriva 'l core/ in sul mio primo giovenile errore"~ Francesco Petrarca
"Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can."~ Jane Austen
I have read the first five chapters and och! I don't think I can hande any more sadness and disaster... Thinking of taking a break to gather some strength before carrying on.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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I picked my copy up from my folks house today. going to start it tomorrow when i've finished with a manuscript.
"Come away O human child!To the waters of the wild, With a faery hand in hand, For the worlds more full of weeping than you can understand."
W.B.Yeats
"If it looks like a Dwarf and smells like a Dwarf, then it's probably a Dwarf (or a latrine wearing dungarees)"
Artemins Fowl and the Lost Colony by Eoin Colfer
my poems-please comment Forum Rules
Finished reading it over the weekend. Even though the story was a little depressing with the constant bad luck and poverty, it was a heart-warming story to see how resilient humanbeings are.
McCourt's writing style was good but I am not so sure about his use of dialogues and punctuation at times.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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