Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A

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Summary: A Classic Story with a good narrator.
Review: I don't know how I got through junior high without reading this. I listened to it on tape and loved it. The author brings the story to life of a young girl and her comming of age story. It's a classic for all ages and a must read; or listen to.

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Summary: A coming of age story..
Review: This book is without a doubt, one of the best stories ever written. I believe every teenage girl needs to read this story, and mull over its many themes. When I first read this book, I fell in love with it, and I haven't fallen out of love with it since. Considering that was almost 10 years ago, I'd have to say that this is definately a work for everyone to check out.

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Summary: A really, really really really, GREAT, SUPER-DUPER book
Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is a very, very great book. I don't see why anyone wouldn't want to read it. I mean it has everything: romance, fun, adventure, sad stuff, down-to-earth characters, or whatever else you might be looking for. But really, this story one you read and then forget about. It really stays with you and makes you look at life in a different way. I know that I am a different person after reading this book.
Anyway, now that I told you how truly wonderful this book was, here's a summary: This book is mainly about Francie Nolan, an eleven year old girl growing up in the slums of Brooklyn, New York. The book goes all the way up until like she's seventeen and the author does a good job of showing in an indirect way just how hard her life is. Sometimes her family doesn't even have enough to eat, and instead of going to high-school, Francie has to go get a job. Plus she has to deal with many problems in her family.
I loved this book because of Francie's courage and strength and because the author knocked down the typical stereotypes about people living in slums. But what I really should have just said along time ago is you should just read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn instead of this corny review that lasted way too long.

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Summary: A wonderful, witty and wise book
Review: "A Tree Grows In Brooklyn" is a truely captivating book, from the moment I was introduced to the grubby slums and characters of Brooklyn on the first page it cast its spell over me and I could hardly wait to get back to reading it after being torn away.
All the characters are well rounded and the reader is shown them in all their wonderful glory, for better or for worse. The book's focal character is Francie, we are introduced to her aged eleven and follow her on a, sometimes turbulent, journey into adulthood as she gains wisdom and an understanding of the world.
I found this book poignant, witty extremely wise and deeply moving. Betty Smith offers some wonderful insights into the human condition and gives a vivid description of what it was like to be poor and living in the slums of Brooklyn in turn-of-the-century america.
I strongly recommend this book to anyone who wants to look into the heart and soul of an era, I was deeply touched by the sheer brilliance and wisdom in this book.

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Summary: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Review: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is the best book i've ever read. Betty Smith is a great author. The main character is Francie and the otheres are her brother, Neeley, Katie her mom, Johnny, her dad and her aunt. Francie is very poor and she has to deal with food problems, money and her dad comes home late every night. Her mother, Katie is a very hard worker. When you finish this book, you have read an unforgetable book and a timeless classic. Please read this book-you don't know what your missing!!!

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Summary: Brilliantly Beautiful
Review: It's certainly easy to see why this book is a classic. The haunting story of Francie Nolan, a young girl living in poverty in Brooklyn, strikes a chord deep within all of us. Beautifully told, this story draws us into Francie's early-20th century life-her father's drunkenness, her mother's disillusionment with life, her deep love of books- and makes us respond with empathy. This is certainly one of those books that trascends descriptions-it is simply a book about life that has become a classic because of its enduring truths. Betty Smith's strong main character, keen and startlingly truthful observations about life, and stark descriptions make this an unforgettable read-deserving many more than five "stars."

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Summary: Breathtaking
Review: A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is an extremely fasinating. It combines love with the hardship of life in the 1920s. This is one of the only books that was hard for me to put down. Yeah, it was long but when I was done I was completely overwhelmed by the amazing abilities Betty Smith had for writing. She keeps you interested through the whole book. There is never a dry moment. Francie (the main character) is very heroic, and talented. If you were going to read only five books in your entire life time this should be one of them.

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Summary: amazing and beautiful
Review: this book should be read not only by women but by men alike. the story follows a young girl <francie> and her childhood in brooklyn. the characters are amazing, the story beautiful. read this book, i highly recommend it.

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Summary: BEST BOOK
Review: even though i'm 12, i've found this book to be amazing. it first appealed to me at a family friends's house at the age of nine. i find it hard to believe that a book can be read at least 10 times. now, my class is reading it and we all love it. we analyze every single chapter to the point, and i absolutely love this book.

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Summary: No question, it deserves all the accolades
Review: As a lifetime voracious reader, I'm not sure how all this time has passed without me having read this wonderful book. Any novel that can captivate me for 500 pages has got to be something extra special, and this one did. It has everything you want in a novel, great writing, superb characters, humor, sadness, joy and pain. I loved every word. There is really nothing more to be said, if you have not read this book you are truly missing out on something magical.