A Tree Grows in Brooklyn P S
The beloved American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness — in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.
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5 Stars A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
This book provided an authentic look at life in turn of the century New York city, among the working poor immigrant class. The descriptions of school, home, family life and relationships among the neighborhood were wonderful, rich and colorful. I highly recommend this book to anyone 12 years and older.
5 Stars Great Read…..One of my top 10 favorite books of all time
This book, written in 1943, is so heartwarming. It looks at family relationships in a very unique way. A must read.
5 Stars Well Defined Characters
Betty Smith did an excellent job portraying the details of each character in connection with the times and their surroundings. Her writing is clear and poignant. Even though the story is from an era gone by, it is easy to become engrossed with the drama of the characters and their life stories.
5 Stars Outstanding Audiobook Reader
There is not much more to add here about this amazing coming-of-age novel, except to say that the reader of the audio version, Kate Burton, made the book come alive by being spot-on with several different accents found in the melting pot of early twentieth-century Brooklyn.
5 Stars A Classic!
Well, I really loved this book! I definitely can see how it has earned the right to be a considered a classic. And I am disappointed that this was never a required reading book in my high school or university classes.
And though the war was WWI, and the city was NYC, it just reminded me of my Nonnie & Paba. I really enjoyed it - and I especially loved the narrator’s relationship with books. This was just a really great book all in all!
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn P S
The beloved American classic about a young girl’s coming-of-age at the turn of the century, Betty Smith’s A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a poignant and moving tale filled with compassion and cruelty, laughter and heartache, crowded with life and people and incident. The story of young, sensitive, and idealistic Francie Nolan and her bittersweet formative years in the slums of Williamsburg has enchanted and inspired millions of readers for more than sixty years. By turns overwhelming, sublime, heartbreaking, and uplifting, the daily experiences of the unforgettable Nolans are raw with honesty and tenderly threaded with family connectedness — in a work of literary art that brilliantly captures a unique time and place as well as incredibly rich moments of universal experience.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
This book provided an authentic look at life in turn of the century New York city, among the working poor immigrant class. The descriptions of school, home, family life and relationships among the neighborhood were wonderful, rich and colorful. I highly recommend this book to anyone 12 years and older.
5 Stars Great Read…..One of my top 10 favorite books of all time
This book, written in 1943, is so heartwarming. It looks at family relationships in a very unique way. A must read.
5 Stars Well Defined Characters
Betty Smith did an excellent job portraying the details of each character in connection with the times and their surroundings. Her writing is clear and poignant. Even though the story is from an era gone by, it is easy to become engrossed with the drama of the characters and their life stories.
5 Stars Outstanding Audiobook Reader
There is not much more to add here about this amazing coming-of-age novel, except to say that the reader of the audio version, Kate Burton, made the book come alive by being spot-on with several different accents found in the melting pot of early twentieth-century Brooklyn.
5 Stars A Classic!
Well, I really loved this book! I definitely can see how it has earned the right to be a considered a classic. And I am disappointed that this was never a required reading book in my high school or university classes.
And though the war was WWI, and the city was NYC, it just reminded me of my Nonnie & Paba. I really enjoyed it - and I especially loved the narrator’s relationship with books. This was just a really great book all in all!
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