A Long Stone's Throw by Alphie McCourt
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Book Summary Author: Alphie McCourt Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2008-11-04 ISBN: 0981453554 Number of pages: 384 Publisher: Sterling & Ross Publishers |
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Book Reviews of the A Long Stone's Throw
Customer Review: Not Just Another McCourt
Summary: 5 Stars
You may think that if you've read the memoirs of the two older McCourt brothers, Frank and Malachy, you've heard all that the McCourt family has to say. You'd be wrong. Alphie has a unique story to tell and he tells it in his own distinct voice. His experiences as a young immigrant are widely varied and he recounts them with a wry self-deprecation that charms. Some of the episodes are horrific, some sweet, some bitter, all are moving. There are moments of laugh-out-loud comedy, most often endearingly at the author's expense. His observations of the various strata of American life he encounters in his innocence are witty and insightful, and he delivers his occasional philosophical ruminations with a fine literary style. This book is different from his brothers', but every bit as worthy.