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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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Ahtims
Jun 13, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: ebooks, historical
I really loved reading this book. The coming of age story of a poor Irish girl living in Brooklyn. It was poignant. It was wonderful. The descriptions were great. Descriptions play a great role in making a book a classic - the story may be mediocre, there may be nothing new to convey, but the way the circumstances, thoughts and inanimate objects were described, I felt as if I was walking through the lanes, experiencing the poverty and anguish. I felt hungry during descriptions of their various m ...more
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