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Tis : A Memoir
Tis A Memoir
Author: Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt's glorious childhood memoir, Angela's Ashes, has been loved and celebrated by listeners everywhere for its spirit, its wit and its profound humanity. A tale of redemption, in which storytelling itself is the source of salvation, it won the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Award and the Pu...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780671045548
ISBN-10: 0671045547
Publication Date: 9/1/1999
Edition: Abridged
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Audioworks
Book Type: Audio CD
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 22 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I read this one after being so moved by his first book, Angela's Ashes. I was disappointed in this one. It's nice to know how things turned out for Mr. McCourt, though.
reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 39 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Frank McCourt taught English at my high school in NYC while I was a student there - kind, kind soul. So I'm biased - this is great reading. (People keep gifting me copies of his books, knowing the conenction, so I have this one to pass along.)
reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 186 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
I liked this better than Angela's Ashes. The same characters figure in, but the story is even more compelling.
reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 43 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
After Angela Ashes I was really excited to continue with his memiors. However, I was disappointed with this one. It seemed to go on and on and he took a bunch of stories of his life and threw them together to create a book.
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Helpful Score: 2
I enjoyed finding out what happend to this Irish immigrent after he got to America. It is the sequal to Angela's Ashes
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spiritedbabe59 avatar reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 106 more book reviews
Ironically, I finished the day after Frank McCourt left us. RIP Mr. McCourt. I can't imagine not hearing this tale from anyone other than the author. No one else could deliver his cadence and humor nearly as well. This is a warm, funny, sad, triumphant tale of McCourt's life when he comes to New York as an adult.
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Good story, well told.
reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 3 more book reviews
Just like Angela's ashes, it will bring tears and laughter. I still haven't figured out the part about his eyes.
joegrownup avatar reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 4 more book reviews
This gets 4 1/2 simply because it wasn't quite as riveting as ANGELA'S ASHES. Nevertheless, McCourt was a master storyteller. RIP Frank.
stopstoregirl avatar reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 14 more book reviews
Not as compelling as his first memoir, Angela's Ashes, but still a great follow up. Masterful storyteller.
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Another fabulous memoire from Frank McCourt.
Readnmachine avatar reviewed Tis : A Memoir on + 1440 more book reviews
Continuing the saga of Frank McCourt's life, 'Tis recounts his coming to America. While not as good as Angela's Ashes, it's still worth reading.


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