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What makes this book so universal?

 

renee h #45120
Sep 16, 2007 8:02 PM

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What makes this book so universal?

What is it about this story that made it so vastly popular, with over 4 million copies printed in 35 languages?

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john t #56735
Apr 01, 2008 5:13 PM

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It has fairly universal themes that make it approachable. The difficulty of his youth is particularly universal, especially the starvation and drinking. Plus he's Irish; everyone likes the Irish.
 

gretchen p #57136
Apr 07, 2008 9:06 PM

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That is a totally lame question! Angela's Ashes is just a great book!
 

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