Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A

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Summary: An Enchanting Story
Review: As I read this book, I felt a mental change occuring and as I'm only 13, I didn't know what to expect from this story which my mother so highly recommended. But the story of young Francie touched and affected me so deeply, I felt her pain, sorrow, and triumph. Through all hardships and heartbreaks, Francie and Neeley endure and survive in their threadbare world, which in itself is admirable. This book struck a nerve in me that has changed my image of life drastically. Now the grass seems greener, the sky bluer, and suddenly it is as if someone held a candle up in front of me. The world is more distinct, and I appreciate the little things. I recommend this book to anyone that loves to read, it is truly a wonderful book!

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Summary: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn..
Review: I remember i first read this book when i was in Grade 8. My mom had told me about it, and i couldn't find it in any bookstore. I finally found it in our library at school and was spellbound the minute i picked it up. My mom had always said that i reminded her of Francie in a lot of ways and when i read it, i felt like i was reading many of the same thoughts i had had! I'm 22 now, and have an old copy of the book that i cherish greatly..it is my favorite book and i am a voracious reader! Francie's story rings so true, it doesn't diminish with time at all. I highly recommend it to everyone!

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Summary: This book is REALLY, REALLY, GOOD!!
Review: I read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for a school assignment. I had over a week to read the first 80 pages. In three days, I finished it. This book is wonderful. It tells a full complete story of Francie Nolan's life of growing up. I truly enjoyed it. It is one of thise books that you positivly love, and HAVE to read over and over again. It truthfully tells the story of a poor, working class family in the early 1900s. It has characters that you will absolutely love, and the book is one to be treasured for many, many years to come.

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Summary: I Wish The Tree Would Burn Up In Brooklyn
Review: I hate this book and wish I was not forced to read it. I fell asleep a good 15-20 times trying to get through this horrible novel. If you have to read it, I feel sorry for you. This is the kind of book that makes you want to go play in traffic. At least that Johnny dude dies. I wish they all would have. DO NOT READ THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU HAVE TO, AND IF YOU HAVE TO, CONSIDER TAKING THE F!

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Summary: A treasured book in my collection.
Review: I first read this book almost 40 years ago when I found it in my parent's bookcase. I was in grammar school at the time and my mother thought I wasn't old enough to read it so she hid it from me. It didn't take me very long to discover her hiding place and I read as much as I could each Saturday when she went to do her shopping. Even as I child, I was moved by the story of Francie's coming of age in a city and economic situation that were completely foreign to mine. Betty Smith's writing transported me into Francie's life. I loved the book then and still have the copy that belonged to my mother. Over the years, I have forgotten the details of the story, but have remembered the feelings that the book inspired in me and how I felt connected in some way to Francie. I have just recently come across my old worn copy and am currently reading it again. The feelings still ring true, but to read it now as an adult, I am finding a depth to the novel that I missed reading it as a child. I thoroughly recommend this book.

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Summary: Millions of growing trees in the world
Review: Its story is naive, with no complex plot at all, the characters are those that we are familiar with through our lives, in short it's a simple read. But you fall in love with every character you meet, you admire every little thing these beautiful people do to build up a life and a future. Francis is every child on earth, her mother is what is hidden in every women, the poor father is one of the most loveable characters in the history of fiction... read, laugh, cry, feel that you live.

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Summary: NOT 4 WOMEN ONLY!!!
Review: Hello! ...I've read most of the reviews on here. They range from 4 to 5 stars with an ocassional bad review thrown into the mix (go figure) I cant offer much more than whats alreaddy been said. but what i will offer is from the perspective of a 27 year old guy...For starters, dont even kid yourself into thinking this is for women only,..its not...and you dont have to be a new age sensetive guy either to enjoy the full spectrum of emotions this book will put you through..at times i laffed out loud so hard i thought my belly would burst open...and at other times i would find myself crying and the tears would stream down my face so much that my eyes would sting and burn so that i would have to wait a few mintues to begin readding again..this book was a rollor coaster ride for me...it just so happened that i stumbled upon this book while my sister was cleaning out her closet...i figured,..i'de give it a read..and never imagined in a million years that it would have such an effect on me,..once i got through the first 50 or so pages,..i jus couldnt put it down...and when i was through...i was sad it was over..maybe johnny nolan reminded me of my own father...the not so educated but oh so handsome drunk...or maybe katie nolan, the hard work'n practical mother of francie and neely nolan, which reminded me of my own mother, all i can say is..if u get the chance...please do yourself a favor and take the oppertunity to read this book! men,esspecially...cause this is definetly NOT 4 WOMEN ONLY!

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Summary: a book that changed lives and still does
Review: ATGIB is the kind of book that you can sit down with and finish reading the whole thing feeling different about your life. I felt this way when I first read it: for me, I had to read it for school and thought when I first picked it up that it was a long book and what possible plot took up such a long book? Since then my life's changed because of Francie. I, unknowingly, acted like Francie each time I read this as a young girl: I managed to sit out somewhere where I could face my whole life (the neighborhood really) with a bag of something to eat with me. Sitting usually up in a tree with the copy, a bag of pennystick pretzels or popcorn, and a nice breeze once or twice, I fell in love with Francie, Neeley, Katie, Sissy, and all the rest. I could hear Francie telling me about her life in Williamsburg, NY and how she loved her father so much. I saw Sissy, the wild Sissy, doing all kinds of things imaginable. I smelled Katie cooking dinner and touched the library books that Francie treasured. I tasted the candy that Francie and Neeley bought. It changed my life.

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Summary: My Favorite Book
Review: This is the most realistic, well-written book that I have ever read. It tells a facinating, honest story that allows the reader to see things in a new light and pass their own judgement.

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Summary: The best book I've ever read
Review: This book is quite easily the best book ever. It wonderfully descibses how life was, and sometimes is, in New York. It is sad at some parts, happy in some, and funny in others.