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God, what a gorgeous book. So tragic yet hopeful. I was fascinated by the descriptions of a New York neighborhood and the social structure there.
Apr 13, 2007
Maryse
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it was amazing
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I have a thing for stories about rising from adversity. I guess that comes from my Mum who always told me stories about her youth, growing up in far flung Mindanao without even the notion of what it felt like to have electricity, to later become a successful doctor in Manila. It's inspiring; it makes one grateful for what one has now, but more importantly, it shows the wealth of simple things in life.
Living in this computer age, we often tend to equate money and things with a good life. Reading ...more
Living in this computer age, we often tend to equate money and things with a good life. Reading ...more
Read this as an adolescent and remember LOVING it. While the story centers around a young girl, it i...more
I can't believe it took me this long to read this book! Wow...one of my favs of all time. I didn't want it to end!
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Apr 28, 2007
Julie
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Book club selection for Nov. I read it 7 years ago and loved it. I hope I am not disappointed. I have to admit that I was kind of bummed to learn that we are reading a book I already own. I have a book buying addiction and was looking forward to a trip to Borders this weekend. There is a newer edition out with cooler cover art. . . maybe I will pick up a second copy. You can never have too much A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, right?
It took a long time to read this book -- not because I didn't like it but because I didn't have a lot of reading time. But every time I picked it up, I was immediately sucked into Francie's world and it was always jarring to leave it. This was Smith's love letter to the Brooklyn that she grew up in -- poor and shabby but still very beloved. I only wish I had read this book earlier.
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I had to push myself through the first hundred pages of this book, because the extreme poverty was so depressing I just didn’t want to go there. After sticking it out, though, I became so attached to the characters that I really wanted to be with them until the end.
Francie Nolan is one of my favorite characters in literature. She is smart, independent, resilient. Such a great book. <3
Oct 02, 2007
DV
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Colleen
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Sarah
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Cindy
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