Tis Unabridged : A Memoir (CD-Audio)

from dele2451

This is my second book by Mr McCourt and his writing make brings the reader so close to him that it is almost like I've becoming a cousin through his work. His insights into the bigger themes of teachers, the education system, and the invisibility of immigrant workers to the affluent are relevant...

from Crumples

Tis is the sequel to Angela's Ashes. The book continues to describe the life of Frank McCourt, a very poor Irish immigrant trying his best to make a life in America. The tale is told with much humour and it describes the hardships of immigrants who have a very limited social net.

from johnny_merc

I find Frank McCourt a very inspiring human being. Whilst by this point in his life he has very much lifted himself out of the squalor and into a series of professions, you still get the sense of a man trying battle for recognition in what is to him a strange land. He paints a warts and all pictu...

from turtlesleap

McCourt's straightforward, affecting style is the big attraction in this book. For anyone who read Angela's Ashes, however, it is bound to disappoint a little. McCourt continues his story, taking it up with his arrival in New York, his military service, his early jobs, friendships and education a...

from dpf2102

From reading through the reviews, I imagine I'm in a very small minority of readers who picked up "'Tis" wthout ever having read "Angela's Ashes". While this may mean I am not aware of some information regarding character background, etc., I did not feel at all lost while reading the book. In fac...