Search - 'Tis: A Memoir

I read this one after being so moved by his first book, Angela's Ashes. I was disappointed in this one. It's nice to know how things turned out for Mr. McCourt, though.

After Angela Ashes I was really excited to continue with his memiors. However, I was disappointed with this one. It seemed to go on and on and he took a bunch of stories of his life and threw them together to create a book.

Frank McCourt taught English at my high school in NYC while I was a student there - kind, kind soul. So I'm biased - this is great reading. (People keep gifting me copies of his books, knowing the conenction, so I have this one to pass along.)

If you loved Angela's Ashes, you can't help but love this book - the continuation of the story of growing up poor and Irish, and the struggle to find one's place in life. Written with such innocent humor and honesty, you seem to feel all of his struggles. I highly recommend this book.

Another fabulous memoire from Frank McCourt.

Continuing the saga of Frank McCourt's life, 'Tis recounts his coming to America. While not as good as Angela's Ashes, it's still worth reading.