Frank McCourt, anyone?

Sílvia · Post by **Sílvia** » Fri May 18, 2007 6:50 pm

I'm reading Teacher Man by him, and I'm loving it. Have you guys read Angela's Ashes or 'Tis? Did you like them? I tried to watch Angela's Ashes once, but I gave up after the third kid died in the first 20 minutes of the movie. But since it was such a huge success, I was wondering if I should give the book a chance. Teacher Man is quite funny.

Post by **Spudd** » Fri May 18, 2007 7:02 pm

I listened to the audiobook for Angela's Ashes. I thought it was pretty good, although it was rather depressing. He did do a good job of capturing some of the ways of childhood. And I was riveted wanting to find out how he would overcome all the odds against him.

Crystal Meth · Post by **Crystal Meth** » Fri May 18, 2007 11:43 pm

I read Angela's Ashes. It was for a bookclub and I remember thinking "Ugh, I don't want to read this." and then by the end I was like "I'm so glad I read this!"

It also gave me a mad craving for tea.

Sílvia · Post by **Sílvia** » Sat May 19, 2007 8:16 am

Ok, define "rather depressing". Not as depressing as A Fine Balance, I hope? I usually like books that are considered "too depressing" by other people, but that book brought the whole concept of depressing to a new level. I should have believed you guys. You tried to warn me

Crystal, that won't happen to me. I hate tea. Ew.

Post by **Spudd** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:02 am

Not as depressing as "A Fine Balance". It kinda has depressing parts, but also cheerful parts, it's not one horrific event after another like AFB was.

Crystal Meth · Post by **Crystal Meth** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:15 am

If you want to talk depressing books, "The Year of Magical Thinking" is ripping my insides apart a bit...

Sílvia · Post by **Sílvia** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:29 am

Thanks! I might read it.

Crystal, but The Year of Magical Thinking is a different kind of depressing. Ok, the woman lost her husband AND her daughter, what could be worse than that, right? But the absurd sequence of bad events in AFB really bugged me. I think it was the number of bad things that happened to them that pissed me off more than anything. I wanna read The Year... some day.

Crystal Meth · Post by **Crystal Meth** » Sat May 19, 2007 11:36 am

well, excuuuuuse me!

Hee hee...

Sílvia · Post by **Sílvia** » Sat May 19, 2007 6:46 pm

Yeah, I'm very picky about my categories of depressing

Bugsy · Post by **Bugsy** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:49 pm

Oooh, a book topic I can contribute to! I've read both "Angela's Ashes" and "'Tis," and I loved them both. I think I read them when they were both pretty new, so it's been a while, but at the time they were some of my favorite books. Sad, yes, but very well-written (from what I remember).

Sílvia · Post by **Sílvia** » Thu May 24, 2007 7:12 pm

Hey April!

I got it from the library on Monday (Angela's Ashes), but I'm still 100 pages from the end of Teacher Man, so I might have to return it. But I might buy it!

Malanee · Post by **Malanee** » Sun May 27, 2007 11:28 pm

I really loved Angela's Ashes. It's depressing, but worth reading anyway.

Sílvia · Post by **Sílvia** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:24 am

I started it. I'm on page 62 and I love it already! Yeah, it is depressing, but I still love his style. It's so gripping!

Thanks, guys!

Bugsy · Post by **Bugsy** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:38 am

I'm glad you're enjoying it.