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' Tis

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| Audio CD | 9780754053859

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A book for people in their 20s

When the ignorance is gone, one has two choices -- let the emotions die, or save them for the best. The latter was what Frank McCourt chose. Never say never when you're still alive.
It is an immigration story. After suffering from a "miserable Irish Catholic childhood" detailed in his first me ... (continue)

When the ignorance is gone, one has two choices -- let the emotions die, or save them for the best. The latter was what Frank McCourt chose. Never say never when you're still alive.
It is an immigration story. After suffering from a "miserable Irish Catholic childhood" detailed in his first memoir -- Angela's Ashes, the first 23 chapters of 'Tis saw him continue his wandering in America & Germany, having zero ideas what destiny was going to bring him.
With the help of the GI Bill, he went straight to university and went on to become the only English teacher in NY without a high school education (and won the teacher of the year in 1976).
The whole book was a big complaint to the harsh reality. For certain there are always someone yelling out "don't whine" and "this guy is just another crybaby", but to me, it does more good than harm to cry when there's something real to cry about. This late bloomer deserves his wild success.
Major topics include education, history, sex, relationship with parents; a diverse spectrum of crazy lunatics can also be found.
All in all, it's a fine book with tons of jokes and wits -- "Think for yourself" is the book's central message. It's not a crime after all.

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― phystory said on Aug 30, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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Good but "Angela's Ashes" set the bar too high. The book is good but don't expect to love it as much as the first book.

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― Marisa said on Feb 25, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Il piccolo protagonista de "Le ceneri di Angela" è diventato grande ed è riuscito ad arrivare in America, dove riesce a farsi una vita, un'istruzione seria, una professione...
Peccato che l'intensità narrativa non sia così alta come nella prima tappa.

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― Roberta.76 said on Jul 28, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Il continuo delle "Ceneri di Angela" (che io ho sempre letto in lingua inglese).. bello direi quanto il precedente.. forse c'è una piccola punta di riscatto dalla miseria infantile del personaggio precedente.

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― Laura said on Nov 11, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

Manca la vera protagonista de "Le ceneri di Angela", cioè quella sconvolgente miseria irlandese. Così, ciò che rimane sono le - tutto sommato banali - avventure americane di un emigrato irlandese come tanti, neppure troppo simpatico.
Del resto, come provare simpatia per uno che si sposa la do ... (continue)

Manca la vera protagonista de "Le ceneri di Angela", cioè quella sconvolgente miseria irlandese. Così, ciò che rimane sono le - tutto sommato banali - avventure americane di un emigrato irlandese come tanti, neppure troppo simpatico.
Del resto, come provare simpatia per uno che si sposa la donna WASP per riscattare le proprie origini, e neppure si sforza di volerle bene?

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― Donacapizzi said on Oct 3, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

367 p. ; 25 cm.

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― Brian Hamilton said on May 8, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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Audio CD
ISBN-10: 0754053857
ISBN-13: 9780754053859
Publisher: Chivers Press Ltd
Pub date: Jul 01, 2000
Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
In other languages:
- C'est comment l'Amérique
  (Livres Français)
- Ein rundherum tolles Land. Erinnerungen
  (Deutsche Bücher)
- LO ES
  (Libros en Español)
- Che paese, l'America
  (Libri Italiani)
- 'Tis
  (Nederlandse Boeken)