I just finished reading Teacher Man by Frank McCourt, the third part of his trilogy following Angela’s Ashes and ‘Tis. Teacher Man is nowhere as compelling as the first two books and one vaguely gets the feeling that Mr.McCourt just ran out of steam and churned out a third book to capitalize on all the buzz created by the first two. Also the book is really dry due to the complete absence of any mention of his family life and especially his colorful brother Malachy.
He really should take a leaf out of Gerald Durrels book who literally made a fortune lampooning his illustrious brother Laurence. I have been meaning to read Laurence Durrels Alexandria quartet for a while now just to get a less jaundiced view of the man. Never got around to it because the book jackets looked vaguely dull. Someday, Someday !
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