First off, I apologize if at any point in this review I type Brooklyn as Brookyln. I can't help it, I've done it at least a dozen times already.So. I have heard from lots of people about how they read this book in school and they completely loved it. I was skeptical, of course. How can you love a bo...
3.5 StarsThis was a lovely story about a poor family living and struggling in Brooklyn, NY right after the turn of the 20th century. Francie's story was touching and heartfelt at times, and at other times frustrating and annoying, but overall, I did like the story. I really liked the Nolans. Their f...
It is a tribute to Jeanette Walls that I could not get through this book without comparing it dozens of times to The Glass Castle, with The Glass Castle coming off as its genius granddaughter or fashionable little sister. I probably should have read this first, as a child or teenager, but it’s too ...
On my top-10 list. How I love this book! Like my other all-time-faves, To Kill a Mockingbird and Lonesome Dove, this book isn't about what you think it's about. This is a book which resonates with whatever you're going through at a particular time in your life. It's about education, family, love...
A coming of age story focused on Francie Nolan growing up poor in the heavily immigrant district of Williamsburg in Brooklyn during the early 1900's. This is a book all about characterization and setting and both of these elements are portrayed with a simple and beautiful prose. Brooklyn is practi...
This book is excellent. It's a little depressing in some parts, but is overall a great story with realistic characters. It's one of those books that is very rich in interesting details that you can never forget. A good story about growing up... kind of like To Kill a Mockingbird or something. I high...
Not quite as interesting as her other books, but certainly as sad and depressing as the rest. The story seemed to taper off after a bit, and I wanted mored to have happened before it ended.
I don't know how or why, but most of the classics I've read have just been random. They weren't forced down my throat or recommended. I just happened upon them. I'd heard of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn for years and I just figured it was one of those ubiquitous heartwarming coming-of-age books I usuall...
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