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Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

Angela's Ashes

A Memoir

by Frank McCourt
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  • Readers' Rating (61):
  • First Published:
  • Sep 1, 1996, 360 pages
  • Paperback:
  • May 1999, 255 pages
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Karolina

Brilliantly written. Really gets a person thinking.
Emma

Brilliant!
Miguel DeLeon

Great book, a very addicting story
Stefan

Angela's Ashes is the most impressive book i've ever read
Big boy sean

I would like to emphase edwardos comments and also think it is stimulating
Lachlan Edwardos

I beleive the book is very good. THis book would be useful as stimulus material. I loved the book and could not put it down.
ticeeblue

this was a good book, but i honestly didn't like the way things started when he came to america....

but hey, it's not my life!
rdemarco

This is a very good book, the story is very simple and ordinary, but the author manages to make you be completely involved with his story and with the desire to know how it ends.

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