Tag: Teacher Man

Teacher Man by Frank McCourt – A Book Review

Aug 26, 2008

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by

Scott William Foley

in Book Reviews

I avoided this book like the plague for as long as I could until my brother-in-law bought it for me last Christmas. Many people told me I would love it because it was basically my life (without the illicit behavior, of course), which is why I tried to keep away. However, my loyalty to my…
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt – A Book Review

Apr 7, 2008

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by

Scott William Foley

in Book Reviews

For some reason, and I don’t know why, I had it in my head that Angela’s Ashes was about Frank McCourt and his brothers returning to Ireland as adults and fumbling about as they tried to decide how to dispose of their cremated mother’s ashes. It’s not. Angela’s Ashes is actually a memoir essentially detailing…