A review by iamasecretagent
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A lovely read. A beautiful tribute from the author to her community and to the moments and people that raised her. As the accounting of an adolescence told through vignettes, pacing is slow so I don’t know if I would have enjoyed this as much if I tried to stretch it out over a long period of time. For once I think my binge reading served me well by giving me an opportunity to see larger swaths of Smith’s storytelling at a time.