I exaggerate slightly.
My first transport aircraft had no autopilot, so hand flying in the cruise was second nature. The 737 has left me with no autopilot in some pretty odd attitudes, and we hand flew it a lot because we were better than the rough old autopilot fitted.
This aircraft did NOT give them 35 degrees AoA. It simply rolled to the left as a result of rudder deflection. Nothing else. It was the PF who did nothing for 9 seconds and then yanked in the back stick which caused a pitch of +9 (while rolling it right).