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Summary: only 5 stars?
Review: I recieved A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as a gift for my eleventh birthday, from my dad. I knew it was a classic, and wanted to read it, even if just to impress my dad. However, I didn't get around to it until I was about twelve and a half. It was one of those books where I would pick it up, read a few pages, then toss it aside, until reading and falling madly in love. I have read this book about four times, and each time I read it, I feel so.... alive, I guess. Being a teenager (14 now) like Francie, when I read the book I feel as if my emotions have been validated. Once, after reading it on vacation, I had finished it and wandered around the empty cabin, sighing and crying. This is one extremely powerful, beautiful, and emotional book, and -this is a command- you MUST read it. It will send you on an emotional journey, and leave you changed forever.
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Summary: A beautiful, beautiful book
Review: Three years ago, when I was in the 9th grade, my English teacher introduced this book to my class. When my teacher explained how this would be a wonderful book, I found myself looking at her and thinking: "Yeah, right. Whatever." Since I usually read books that were written by Asian authors, I did not think that this book would appeal to me in any way. The title sounded boring, and the book just SEEMED to be a boring one. However, I was proven wrong. Once I started reading the first page, I became completely absorbed into the story and couldn't put it down. The story about Francie Nolan and her family living in dire poverty touched my heart in a way few books ever have. I found myself immediately feeling for this young girl named Francie as she grew older and more mature with each page. By the time I finished the story, I had completely fallen in love with this book and read it all over again. I loved this book so much that I decided to keep the school copy ! (and pay for it) as I wanted to keep THIS particular copy of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Three years have now passed and I still treasure my first copy of The Tree and read it over and over again. Betty Smith has a simple, "flowing" writing style which enables one to become absorbed into the story very quickly. Needless to say, this has become one of my favorite books. I hope that one day, I will be able to introduce this wonderful book to someone else as my English teacher did to me 3 years before. Anyone who misses this book IS indeed denying themselves a truly rich experience. I heartily recommend this book to everyone.
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Summary: This book has you hooked from the first chapter!
Review: I'll admit, I was hesitant when my teacher told me we were going to begin reading this 430 page book. I thought to myself, "Oh no, another book that drags on and on..." I could not have been more wrong about this book. This book is extremely touching, as well as interesting. I found myself engrossed in this book to the point where I didn' t want to do anything else but read, which for me, doesn' t happen very often. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone, and I hope that whoever reads it will enjoy it as much as I did!
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Summary: It became a part of my life!
Review: This is a treasure, and it seems somehow shameful, that you can even get it in paperback. It's a keeper. My parents bought it for me when I was quite young, and now at the age of 51, I have just finished reading it again. For perhaps the twentieth time. There are few books that I read more than twice. My children will get the book soon, and perhaps they will treat it kindly, and pass it on to their children also. If they do not, there is not doubt in my mind that they will buy the hard cover copy. A paperback is fine, but if you can handle the price, by all means, go that way, so you know it will hold up for the many times you will want to reread it, and share it with others.This book will provoke so many different emotions in you, and I promise, you will never be the same again. If BOYS TOWN, A STONE FOR DANNY FISHER, and KNOCK ON ANY DOOR, brought all of your emotions to surface, then prepare yourself to reach new heights with these same feelings. There are onl! ! y five stars, and there should be TEN! See, after that, you don't even want a review! Bill Lambert
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Summary: I just finished it and had to write!
Review: This book stirred my heart as a teenager, Francie's age. Her expeirences with love and being wanted are so like mine it is amazing. I had to read this for a summer reading assignment. And I have a horrible time reading something required. It takes away from the book. But I could hardly put this down. I suggest this to EVERYONE!!!!!! Especially for younger girls, this has so many wonderfully, independent and strong women as role modles! Everyone from 2 to 102 needs to read this.
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Summary: One of the best books ever
Review: I first read this book when I was around 13 years old, and I have read it over and over again for almost 30 more years. The story is timeless, the writing lucid, the characters unforgettable. It also takes me to a time and a life I never experienced. An absolute must-have for every bookshelf!
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS MY HEART
Review: AFTER REVIEWING ALL THE GREAT COMMENTS ABOUT THE"TREE" I FIND THAT EVERYTHING I FELT WAS ALREADY EXPRESSED A THOUSAND DIFFERENT WAYS. THE LOVE I FEEL FOR THIS BOOK IS IMEASURABLE. I DISCOVERED IT WHEN I WAS 10 YRS. OLD. I WAS READING A FICTION STORY IN A MAGAZINE, AND THEY MADE REFERENCE TO THAT BK. I AM A VORACIOUS READER AND AT THAT TIME I DID NOT KNOW WHAT BOOKS I WOULD LIKE SO I WAS ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR TITLES OF BKS. I HADN'T HEARD BEFORE, AND RUSH TO THE LIBRARY TO CHECK IT OUT. FROM THAT MOMENT ON MY LIFE WAS NEVER THE SAME. FRANCIE TOUCHED MY HEART LIKE NO OTHER CHARACTER HAS. SADLY, THE WOMAN WHO GAVE ME THIS WONDERFUL GIFT HAS LONG BEEN DEAD. GOD BLESS YOU BETTY SMITH FOREVER AND EVER.
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Summary: Jammed Packed with Strong Females
Review: I loved this book for many reasons. One was because it w3as Jammed with Strong female roles. I loved how the book really explained everybody in the book. And I thought it was cool how the book changed as the girl grew up. This was a very memorbal book And I Loved it to death.
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Summary: This is the BEST book I have ever read!!
Review: First of all I would like to say that this book deserves A LOT more than just 5 stars. It deserves the whole sky full of stars,.... and then some! I started reading this book for an assignment in 7th grade and had one week to read it. I didn't get it done though but I loved it very much. Two years later I found it at a library and decided to start reading it again. I got finished with the whole thing and I don't think I'll ever find a book better than it! It just touched the bottom of my heart and it made me cry when I got to the last chapter of it and I would recomend this book to anyone especially people who don't like reading because this would teach them that there really are totally AWESOME books out there and I would say that this is the #1 book in the world!!
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Summary: Wow!! A great book
Review: I read this book for an English project. It is really good, and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did!! Our class has done a study guide, and we decided to put it on the internet.
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