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Oct 29, 2011
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The story of Francie Nolan growing up poor in Brooklyn before the First World War, with her brother, hard-working mother and charming but shiftless singing-waiter father. Not very much happens in terms of plot but the characters are very well drawn and there is an amazing amount of detail in every little event, from witnessing childbirth to a bowl of flowers in the library. I started slowly but once I got into it, I just wanted to keep reading to the end. It's a charming book that reminded me a
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This classic coming of age story was well-written. The characters were fully fleshed out and the prose was fluid. The observations of society were poignant. This one was certainly a tear-jerker (tears of sadness, tears of happiness, sometimes tears just because).
I love this book! This is the second time I have read it. I heard about people having certain books that they would read at certain times of the year. I thought I would try that.
Jun 14, 2011
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