A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

4.3 AVERAGE

marias82's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful reflective medium-paced

ledavis37's review against another edition

4.0
slow-paced
 I am so ready to compete in my middle school Battle of the Books competition again 

zooben79's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

stardeweyed's review against another edition

4.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

fictionalfootprints's review against another edition

5.0
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ellenr272's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

christinakugel's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

buddenbrooks_97's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

k_younger's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous reflective sad slow-paced
It’s a classic so it’s hard to fairly judge it from a modern eye. I found the book to be too slow in the first half but really picked up and enjoyed the second half.

kelso_reads_alot's review against another edition

5.0
emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A brilliant story and captured such a specific moment in time.