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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Casey
Sep 27, 2020 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
I can't quite put my finger on why I didn't love this book as much as I expected to. It was fine. I cared about Francie enough that I wanted to find out how she made it through her education after Johnnie's death. But I didn't love her. I found it depressing that she thought Katie didn't love her. And I found Sissy to be a complete cartoon. Ten dead babies and two fake divorces!?! I didn't understand why Evy had three kids but we never met them. The flu pandemic got one tiny mention, when I figu ...more
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I really liked this. Great coming of age story with historical fiction to boot!
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