Ronald A. (rarendt) reviewed on + 107 more book reviews
This book is a joy to listen to. It's installment 3 in the life of the author. The first installment "Angela's Ashes" won the Pulitzer Prize. I didn't think the second installment ('Tis) lived up to the promise of the first; in fact I didn't finish it because he seemed to spend a lot of time in self-pity. That's what motivated me to get this book on audio cd - I didn't want to spend the time reading it because I thought I wouldn't enjoy it. It was excellent, and probably benefitted a lot by being read by the author in a lovely Irish brogue. Well worth your time if you're at all interested in the life of a dedicated and inovative educator who spent thirty years in NYC high schools. The package includes a bonus disk containing early chapters from his first two books, read by the author.
