remember that time pants cooked the food you like, hosted the tailgate, let you stay over night, visited you too often at school, learned how to text, took you to practice, made you feel uncomfortable when asking you about a gf or bf, cried when you left home, loved you more than should be possible. you probably do. cause it happens everyday.
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rohn reads - angela’s ashes by frank mccourt
Posted by juplife on April 21, 2008
i picked up angela’s ashes a recently and read it for the second time. it’s an incredible book. all of you should read it.
if you haven’t heard about it before, it’s a memoir written by frank mccourt about his time growing up. the person i borrowed it from commented on how depressing it is. frank grows up in the slums of limerick, ireland. he has three brothers (and loses three other siblings at a young age), an alcoholic father who abandons his family, and lives in poor housing.
despite all of the terrible things that happen to him, i really think it’s an uplifting story. it’s uplifting because frank is such a great storyteller and in the end, he accomplishes the one goal he has had since he was a young boy - to return to america. there’s a sequel to angela’s ashes called tis. i think i’m going to finally read it now.
as a side note, i’m fascinated by memoirs. a story is so much more compelling when written from the first person. when you know that someone actually experienced a specific situation, it makes it that much more real and believable. and i love that about stories. especially this one. i can’t believe mccourt survived his childhood and did many of the things he did. to be so open and honest and want to share that with everyone is incredible, and, i think, why i’m so taken by it.
it’s memoirs like this and learning about other great novels that were based on real life experiences of the authors that make me think, that someday, i’ll have a book to write.
May 2, 2008 at 8:26 pm
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