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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
I absolutely love this book! It’s a memoir about a boy growing up in Ireland during the Great Depression. It’s a hard book to put down, and the writing is easy to understand. You can totally understand the book without understanding the symbolism, but if you want to dig deeper you can find hidden messages throughout. If this book was a movie it’d be rated R; it contains violence, death, cursing, masturbation, and sex. It also doesn’t paint the Catholic church in a flattering light.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
A story of unrelenting struggle, McCourt brings humor and his unfailing determination to learn and make a better life for himself. His father is an alcoholic and despite always being out of work and not at home, Frank is the oldest of many children (most of whom die) and his mother is seemingly always pregnant.
At first this book was kind of annoying. I got tired of the way the author babbled and rambled about insignificant details. However, near the end of the book there were a few particularly beautiful scenes. One in particular, no spoilers, that gave me goosebumps and made me look at the whole book differently.
A favorite of my mother that she wanted me to read. While it isn't in my personal top five like it is hers, I still thoroughly enjoyed it, and thought McCourt portrayed his childhood in Ireland beautifully and gut-wrenchingly.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced