Tis: A Memoir
by Frank McCourt
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Author: Frank McCourtEdition: Paperback
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2000-08-28
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Scribner
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Book Review: People WILL go on about language these days...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have no idea why the public got so uncomfortable when this book came out. Life is not all daisies, and Frank McCourt worked on the docks of New York. What do the public think dockworkers say, "gosh darn" and "jiminy"? I heard more about that issue when the book first came out than I did about the content or the quality of the writing. I was so annoyed I bought it and read it on principle. If people were going to get bent out of shape about such principles, I was going to support the author. It's as though no one has ever sworn, and that it's somehow inherently evil to do so. Nixon did. Listen to his private office tapes.
As usual, I was glad I did read more McCourt. This book was a completely different one from Angela's Ashes, which makes sense becase, after all, the Frank of the docks was a very different Frank from the Frank of Ireland. I believe that he represented his own physical, mental and emotional growth brilliantly in prose and style and yes, "blue language," whatever that means.
As for length, I only wish it had been longer. Frank McCourt has a way of pulling his readers into a world, peopling that world thoroughly, keeping it current and then looking over his shoulder so that the past is remembered and incoporated into the present, thus tying up loose ends and bringing together all to make sense.
The beauty of this is that it's how humans live. We don't just move forward on a blind continuum. It's always one step forward, one or two back, then a few forward, and so forth. Frank McCourt writes the way we all live.
Summary of Tis: A Memoir
Frank McCourt's sequel to his Pulitzer Prize winning memoir Angela's Ashes, focussing on the "great country", America.'Tis a blessing that the author narrates his own work. McCourt follows up his Audie Award-winning performance in Angela's Ashes with another brilliant reading as he chronicles his return to post-World War II New York. Like all good storytellers, McCourt has good stories to tell; 'Tis pulses with grim adversity and quiet triumphs--character-shaping moments that gain the listener's empathy. What makes McCourt a great storyteller is his ability to give these moments just the right amount of humor and perspective. His lyrical tones are wise but not weary; he's survived life's challenges to tell his tale. And while it may be trite to credit McCourt's verbal skills to his Irish heritage, these war stories were undoubtedly polished amongst friends in the pubs. 'Tis is Grammy material, and a perfect example of how an author's voice can enhance the written word. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --Rob McDonald
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