Francie grows up in Brooklyn with her parents and brother in 1910. Most of the story is told through her eyes as she grows up. She has a level head and sees people and situations for what they are. I liked her. This book is a timely today as it was when written and during the time period it is...
Wow, what an amazing book! I have a vague recollection that a copy of this book was included in the bookshelves in my parents' front hall. We kids thought the title uproariously funny. What, only one tree in Brooklyn? That's a silly place. I suppose I also have a vague interest in that my mother was...
Francie Nolan grows up in the tenements of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York in the early years of the 20th Century. The granddaughter of German and Irish immigrants, Francie and her younger brother Neeley (real name Cornelius) grow up dirt poor, but thankfully don't really realise it until they ge...
First book in 2015 that totally consumed me. I can only think of a handful of books were I felt so close to the main character as I did to France Nolan. What I really liked about this book is that it was emotional without being sappy. The characters surely deserved your pity, but they didn't ask for...
The trees that grow in Brooklyn are those that are tough and can get by with little of the nutrients that are required by their more lovely tree cousins. As we see in the account of Francie Nolan's life, the same goes for Brooklyn's people. Though Francie and her mother are both motivated and hardwo...
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is the most nostalgic, sentimental book I have ever read. It starts slow. A hundred pages in and all you have is character description, setting, and back story (personally, I would have been happy with much less back story). Another hundred pages in you'll find what may be t...
It was cool to read about Brooklyn and I liked the realism. It gets a little preachy at times and some of the stuff gets a bit too gilded but that's better than just being completely depressing. The ending was a bit saccharine but it was a quick and engaging read. What a nice little classic.
Have you read Angela's Ashes? Well, the aim of this book is pretty similar. An implicitly autobiographical story about Frances Nolan and her family, during her childhood at Brooklyn. Brooklyn, Brooklyn. In the novel it's not a simple point in the map, a casual location where the author places the ...
Despite the writing, this book is absolutely amazing. I know without a doubt that Francie will always hold a place in my heart.Along with about a million other characters.And about two million crushes.
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