Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt

426 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction memoir dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
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Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing up in New York in the 30s and in Ireland in the 40s.It is a story of extreme hardship and suffering, in Brooklyn tenements and Limer...

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Moods

emotional 80%
sad 77%
dark 50%
reflective 50%
funny 46%
challenging 22%
inspiring 22%
hopeful 20%
informative 16%
adventurous 10%
tense 8%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 60%
slow 29%
fast 9%

Average rating

3.96

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