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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

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. Week 15: First Book

* Week 15: Introduction
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Sep 15, 2017 Rae rated it it was amazing

Shelves: adult-fic, reread-2017, favorites

*An update to my last review, because I just finished another reread while I'm on my way to Brooklyn to do a little walking tour of Francie's neighborhood. Still my favorite book of all time, and preparing to be weepy as I get to see the school, the library, the house, and the neighborhood Francie would have grown up in! Love this book so much ❤️*

This is it. My favorite book. It's been my favorite book since I received it as a Christmas present when I was in the seventh grade, and I proceeded to ...more

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May 30, 2016 Grizabella rated it it was amazing

Glad I read this book! I can see why it is a classic! This book is about life and every day living. It has the tiniest details and explanations on actions and/or thoughts. I have never read a book quite like it and I am sure I never will. A+

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Jul 05, 2025 Sabrina Poole rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: adult-fiction, 2025-books

I think I stumbled onto this book because it was referenced in another book. I'm so glad I listened to this on audio because the narrator was really able to bring the story together. This book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, is a moving and intimate story of how one girl, Francie Nolan, grows up in Brooklyn, New York. Well, the borough called Williamsburg. We get a beautiful, heart wrenching, honest, captivating and gritty look into Francie's youth. The reader has a front seat to watch Francie run ar ...more

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Mar 21, 2020 Sarah Koehler rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: attempted

I really wanted to like this — it’s an American classic, after all. But I got almost 100 pages in and I just didn’t care at all. There’s no plot, nothing to “hope for” or care about. I almost feel guilty for being bored out of my mind by this book, but there it is. I was bored out of my mind. I am starting something else.... sigh. Sorry, Betty Smith.

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Mar 17, 2019 Dionne rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Enjoyed this historical fiction book. the author writes with details that really help you visualize life in the early 1900s USA for immigrants. A must read for all!

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