A review by sonjaelisee
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

challenging dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

3.75

Took me almost a year to finish. I was invested for the first half of the book. But then I lost interest. The middle slogs through repetitive and depressing recounts of childhood poverty and catholic school. This ended up being the thing I listened to while waiting for other audiobooks to become available. Don’t get me wrong. There is a lot to appreciate about this book. There are some great quotes and I enjoyed the “childish” narration, observations, and conclusions about the world. But it is LONG. The last quarter of the book became more engaging as Frankie gets older and begins working towards his goal of returning to America. I thought the ending was great. I will probably pick up the next memoirs in the series and will enjoy listening to the author narrate the next installments of his life.