Angela's Ashes
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Angela's Ashes

by Frank McCourt

1996•Biography•432 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryfamilyslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is stirring, serious and rough-edged. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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3.8 / 5

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About This Book

"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I managed to survive at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryFamilyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of age

Subjects

Irish AmericansIrlandeses-americanosFamilySocial life and customsSpanish language materialsChildrenChildhood and youthBiography

Details

Author
Frank McCourt
Published
1996
Pages
432
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