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Jan 17, 2024ring3 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Incredibly captivating for not being a much of a plot-driven book. Great coming-of-age with such a hopeful and positive main character. It reminds me of being little and so excited about life. Her changing perspectives as she grows older…
Jun 07, 2023PDBurt rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I'm really enjoying this long paperback. Extremely well written. Richly described family life of this girl growing up. I couldn't put it down after the first 1/4. What a great read! Educated me on life in Brooklyn, trades, politics of…
Nov 28, 2022LPL_SarahM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A beautiful story about a family living in a Brooklyn tenement at the turn of the 20th century.
Nov 01, 2022RebelBelle13 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I was truly surprised with how beautiful this book was. I had always heard it referenced but never really knew what it was about before I dove into the story. The haunting way it is told really gives you a sense of anemoia. Even though I…
Oct 13, 2022firebird770 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The location in which the author lived and experienced herself is a crucial part of the fabric of this book. The daily struggles , joys and flavours of the environment came alive and it was like looking through a looking glass into the…
Jun 29, 2022Kstobo rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I heard about the book in the reading of ANOTHER book, 'When Books Went to War', about the armed services editions sent to entertainment-starved soldiers stationed all over the world during WWII. 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' was a very…
Mar 20, 2022darcyhudjik rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this touching story. The prices made me smile, pennies actually bought things!
Dec 18, 2021ekhdong rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Fun but dated. I can see why it's popular, but.......
Jun 22, 2021
Unfortunately I finished this book before I even started. I'm sure it's wonderful but I can't stand books that just drag... and I mean, D-R-A-G. The introduction by Anna Quinlan was really interesting and frankly told me most of what I…
Mar 11, 2021AlteredStaite rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A lovely read. Everyone should read it in their youth then again in their elder years.
Jan 28, 2021TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a lighthearted and funny story following Francie Nolan, a young girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century. The novel is no other than a simple coming-of-age story in which the reader experiences the…
Oct 25, 2020NANCY ELIZABETH WHITLATCH rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I read this many years ago and loved it. An elderly friend of mine gave me an original copy of it as a gift several years ago. I have cherished it. An online book club I follow was doing it for September and that was enough for me to…
Aug 11, 2020Anita_Dickey rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I read this book to fulfill the goal read a book set in the 1920's (although most of the book takes place before then) It is also #68 out of the 300 best books featured on Listopia. I liked it. It was a slow start at first, but it ends…
Jun 10, 2020JCLHeatherM rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
One of my new favorite books, Betty Smith's eternal classic may be my favorite new book of the year. Young protagonist Francie Nolan has dreams as big as the sky, and when she discovers books, the world becomes hers for the reading. The…
Apr 28, 2020Tica77 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
First written in 1943 by Betty Smith, this book is read even today. Considered an American classic, it is the story of Francie Nolan, an 11 year old girl whose coming of age story captures the reader’s interest from the beginning. Growing…
Mar 11, 2020PiepieB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I have always loved this book, and I don't even really know why! Maybe it's the grit and determination of the main character, Francie, and her younger brother, Neeley - maybe it's her lovable family: her parents, Johnny and Katie; her…
Feb 23, 2020MKBrosnihan rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of the most hopeful books I've ever read. I never read it in high school. It's amazing!
Jan 17, 2020jessejanmartin rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
"and that where the hole trouble is" thought Francie. "we're too much alike to understand each other because we dont even understand our own selves. Papa and i were too different persons and we understood each other." Francie on her…
Jun 26, 2019St_James rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Just life, nothing personal. Excellent!
spudwil
Jun 09, 2019spudwil rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This amazing book was as good to read as an adult as when I read it as a 12 year old. It really is a classic.
Oct 26, 2018SurreyLibraries_Reads rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. It is an honest coming-of-age-story about a young girl. I loved the multicultural setting of Williamsburg, Brooklyn in the height of immigration to New York City. An American classic, much better than the movie. Such a…
Mar 22, 2018SPPL_Anna rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Such a beautiful and often melancholy novel.
Nov 29, 2017darladoodles rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
What a beautiful story. I can't believe I have overlooked it for so long. Francie's life is like that tree that grows in the backyard of her Brooklyn apartment. It finds a way to thrive no matter what the circumstance. As I read Francie's…
HMWLibrary2017
Jul 14, 2017HMWLibrary2017 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Simple and straightforward, but yet magical in its familiarity and universality. A classic for a good reason.
Mar 05, 2017ManMachine rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Just like "To Kill A Mockingbird" (which was written by Harper Lee) - "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" (which was written by Betty Smith, aka. Elisabeth Wehner) is definitely another true classic of American literature penned by a female…