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A review by pretentiousbreadcrumbs
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
5.0
I was completely charmed by this book. The memories of McCourt's childhood are so bleak and harrowing, yet written through the perspective of a child somehow makes the sound anything but.
The first two paragraphs of Angela's Ashes are widely quoted, but I wanted to share a short passages which contextualize this stark innocence:
"When we're back home it takes a while to dig Alphie out from under the load of coal and turf and he won't stop crying until I give him bread marmalade. I'm afraid Mam will leap from her bed but she only mumbles on about Dad and drink and babies dead".
This is a book I'd like if recommend to anyone who hopes to learn more about Irish history and to appreciate what each of us can overcome. I hope to read this again one day.
The first two paragraphs of Angela's Ashes are widely quoted, but I wanted to share a short passages which contextualize this stark innocence:
"When we're back home it takes a while to dig Alphie out from under the load of coal and turf and he won't stop crying until I give him bread marmalade. I'm afraid Mam will leap from her bed but she only mumbles on about Dad and drink and babies dead".
This is a book I'd like if recommend to anyone who hopes to learn more about Irish history and to appreciate what each of us can overcome. I hope to read this again one day.