A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

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• 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' by Betty Smith

  Originally published in 1943, this book is billed as a much-loved American classic. The cover of my new paperback edition says it was selected as one of the Books of the Century by the New York Public Library. But up until a recent visit to Manhattan ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Mon, 27 Sep 2010

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  Loved this book. You just don't want this book to end!

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  Lgpitre said on Oct 27, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  magnificent

  A great coming of age story and very well written. Because it is semi-autobiographical it does not move along a plot line or towards a climax like a tradional story. However, Betty Smith is able to keep a readers interest through a creative spinning of anecdotes and memories. Some might find the ... (continue)

  A great coming of age story and very well written. Because it is semi-autobiographical it does not move along a plot line or towards a climax like a tradional story. However, Betty Smith is able to keep a readers interest through a creative spinning of anecdotes and memories. Some might find the first couple chapters slow, as she sets up her life and routine. After that you won't be able to put it down. Although she talks about the privations and difficulties of growing up in a tenemant neighborhood, there's no sense of despair. She writes a beauty into a life of hardship as seen from the eyes of a child that you won't soon forget.

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  Dkirscht said on Apr 28, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Brooklyn (New York) - 1900's

  Brilliant book, loved the characters (especially Francie!), the plot, the style. It is sweet, bitter, sad, joyful. One of those books that will stay with me forever.

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  Mati said on Jan 31, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  I loved this book and would give it 6 stars if I could!! It's a coming of age story of a girl in brooklyn.

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  Ann said on Nov 21, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  An eternal novel

  I found this book in a store, the first time I went to NYC in 2005. I loved it. It's so contemporary, even if it's from the sixties. One year ago it has been translated in Italian. A book not to miss.

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  Ms. Bunbury said on Jul 2, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  A brilliant book about a little girl growing up in Brooklyn. It details her struggles due to poverty, and pulls no punches. The only reason why this one is rated 3 stars is because I felt like the ending was rushed.

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  Heather Landry said on Aug 9, 2009 | Add your feedback

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• Paperback 430 Pages
• Publisher: Popular Library
• Pub date: 1956
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding and Others
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