'Tis

I read Angela’s Ashes, and now ‘Tis. The book is an emotionally intriguing read with highs and lows. It's very captivating and a delight to your imagination. A great read, indeed.

When I read Angela’s Ashes, the beautiful story telling helped transcend the sadness in the story. Thus follow up Carrie’s on that tradition. Well my worth the read

I lime this author! Its a memoir so it really was interesting. I went to library to get his other books. They are good but not as this tragic story.

OK I agonized about writing this review. To what degree can you complain about Frank McCourts second book not comparing to his first, Angelas Ashes? Is it fair to say he couldn't get lightening in a bottle two times in a row? Is it fair to blame someone who knocks it out of the park and wins a Pulitzer on his first outing for hitting a double on the next? Finally, can you write ill of the dead after they shared their suffering with you?Think about this, the second book costs the same as the first one, so I think it is. In both books McCourts style is repetitive. He tells us he did A, B and C, the tells us how here he is having done A, B and C and this is how he feels about it. But in Angela's Ashes, A, B, and C are shocking tales about the horrors of slum life thrust upon a boy in Ireland and is so foreign to anything any of us understands it needs to be repeated. It is almost s if he is shocked at having lived.This is an older and better educated and still introspective, but not any wiser or improved Frank McCourt. Indeed, he is falling into the vices of his father and often just awful to his wife and mother. If anything, the lack of a day to day struggle makes his just another guy way too inside his own head. When he sums up over and over, it just comes off as making his actions seem more intentional, like a justification: cruel.Besides, getting over the aspects of divorce, drinking, etc, he faces the same uphill battle American situational comedies face when they get long in the tooth. Peoples 20 something problems are funny and cute. Peoples 30 something problems suck. Think Friends. Joey with 3 dates for the same party-funny. Chandler and Monica cant have a baby-not as funny.It would have been better for his legacy to stop at one. Still worth a read, but find one at 1/2 price and don't expect to get anywhere near the same experience.

I finished both of the memoirs. While I understand I cannot expect the writer to be a saint or a perfect person, at times it was quite hard to make me understand why he chose to keep drinking even though he endured so much as a kid having an alcoholic dad. You would think he should understand how harmful excessive drinking is to a family. The only "comforting fact" is he still held a stable job so he was a slightly better version of his dad.(SPOILERS ALERT) Also, I couldn't understand why he felt so entitled to mooching off electricity from his room-mate. Yes his room-mate might be a weirdo, it doesn't justify the fact of you making him to "share" the electricity for months. Saying it only costs his roommate merely a few cents a day, implies he is stingy definitely ticks me off (Had he ever thought maybe he should drink less then he could afford his own electricity?) Like I said, I understand I cannot be too judgmental to a writer being perfect but he obviously had some personal issues. I struggled to finish the book at times as he was quite unlikable but I did it at last. Overall the first book was a better read than this.

His simple, clear writing style makes reading this book a relaxing joy! The only difficult part is the fact that it is a true story.

Frank McCourt does tell the story of his life once arriving to America, but it was not as well written as his first book, Angela's Ashes. While his life was difficult and interesting, he loses a little bit of the details to different events that he shared in first book that made it so interesting to read. He also was not as fluid with his transitions from one event to the next as he was in the first book. He is very honest and shares his own faults, jealously, and desires - so I still felt pulled in as a reader. I was amazed at his lack of comforts to get an education. You can tell he always understood his limitations, but never let others keep him down. I enjoyed learning where he found happiness. However, I also was hoping as a to learn the outcomes of some of his health hardships and resolutions to certain issues he grapples with because of the detail he went into about some of them -both in the first book and this book, but maybe he never had any and just lived with them. I certainly can appreciate life is all difficult for us on different levels, but you are reminded that others really tried to truly pave the way for their own future despite unbearable hardships. It's still a good reminder to be thankful for what you have, life is hard, and that we have our faults, but it is how you handle them that makes the difference.

`Tis, by Frank McCourt, is the tale of an immigrant returning to the home of his birth. Though an American citizen, he is just as much an outsider as any other Irishman fresh off the boat. Subsisting on meager wages from a great variety of jobs, and living in a string of questionable accommodations, this memoir is a real eye-opener to the struggles that presented themselves to those new to America in the early to mid 20th century. McCourt's low self esteem, coupled with his desire to be educated, creates a tension that permeates the entire book. In spite of making some poor decisions and progressing very slowly, it is nonetheless inspirational to see him overcome the obstacles in his life and achieve his dream of becoming a teacher. Though he reaches his high goals, he often seems surprised that he doesn't receive the accolades of either his family or of society in general. There is a feeling that he just can't measure up to his brothers, and a sadness regarding both of his parents is apparent. McCourt's book is a great example of how in this land of opportunity it is possible, with much work and sacrifice, to achieve "The American Dream." By Tim Hemeon, author of "Soul Storm: a psychic thriller."

i ordered this for my sister to read as she asked if i would order it for her as we have enjoyed angelas ashes ,i will read it after her as i am already reading a book .the book came in excellent condition and on time very happy with it

As in Angela's ashes Mr Mc Courts style of writing is so refreshing. Although I really enjoyed the book I did not quite find it as spellbinding as Angela's Ashes. Still would recommend it but would be better if you read the first book before you read this one. I am looking forward to the last one in the triology.

So sorry, I thought I was reviewing this book, but afterwards realised I sent my comment with Teacher Man, which we have not read as yet.Can you put my review for Teacher Man here instead please?I am sure Teacher Man will be brilliant too.

Love this book and it is a perfect sequal

I found Angela's Ashes haunted me, a powerful, moving and at the same time humorous account of his poverty stricken childhood in Limerick, I wanted to know what happened to him and his family. So "Tis didn't disappoint, and I enjoyed reading this book. Beautifully written.