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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
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4.5/5⭐️
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn will be one of my all the time favorites! I'm not into a classical book, but this one is an exception. As far as I remember, I bought and read this book when I was a senior high school student, probably almost 8 years ago. The first time I saw it, I'm falling in love with the cover, the thickness of the book and also the synopsis. So, after a few weeks of saving some money, I bought this book and I'm not regretting it. This book is so amazing, inspiring, beautiful and realistic. I'm in love with this book. I wish I could have the original version of this book.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn written by Betty Smith was published for the first time in 1943. It's the coming of age story of Francie Nolan, 11-years-old-Irish-American-girl, who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York with her poor immigrants family when the First World War occurred. The book tells about the daily life of Francie, from her childhood to adolescence.
There're a lot of amazing and inspiring characters in this book. Obviously, it's Francie. I love how she lives her life, her inner thoughts, her curiosity to figures things out, her desire in studying, her love of books which she always borrows books from the library alphabetically.
I do admire Francie's mother—Katie Nolan. Her struggles to provide a better life for her family is worth to be appreciated. In poverty, she manages to save some money in a can pinned under the bed. What I remember the most about Katie is how she always read one page of the Holy Bible and Shakespeare's book every single day until Francie and Neeley—Francie's brother—able to read by themselves in hope that her children can have a better life than her.
And then, there's Johnny Nolan. Even though he is an alcoholic, he did love his family so much. When they can't afford to send both of their kid to school, he sneaks Francie to an elite school to be able to get a proper education.
Even though the pace is quite slow, but it gives a detailed story of Nolan's family. The story shows how love and family bonding is so important to be able to overcome hard times.
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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn will be one of my all the time favorites! I'm not into a classical book, but this one is an exception. As far as I remember, I bought and read this book when I was a senior high school student, probably almost 8 years ago. The first time I saw it, I'm falling in love with the cover, the thickness of the book and also the synopsis. So, after a few weeks of saving some money, I bought this book and I'm not regretting it. This book is so amazing, inspiring, beautiful and realistic. I'm in love with this book. I wish I could have the original version of this book.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn written by Betty Smith was published for the first time in 1943. It's the coming of age story of Francie Nolan, 11-years-old-Irish-American-girl, who lives in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York with her poor immigrants family when the First World War occurred. The book tells about the daily life of Francie, from her childhood to adolescence.
There're a lot of amazing and inspiring characters in this book. Obviously, it's Francie. I love how she lives her life, her inner thoughts, her curiosity to figures things out, her desire in studying, her love of books which she always borrows books from the library alphabetically.
I do admire Francie's mother—Katie Nolan. Her struggles to provide a better life for her family is worth to be appreciated. In poverty, she manages to save some money in a can pinned under the bed. What I remember the most about Katie is how she always read one page of the Holy Bible and Shakespeare's book every single day until Francie and Neeley—Francie's brother—able to read by themselves in hope that her children can have a better life than her.
And then, there's Johnny Nolan. Even though he is an alcoholic, he did love his family so much. When they can't afford to send both of their kid to school, he sneaks Francie to an elite school to be able to get a proper education.
Even though the pace is quite slow, but it gives a detailed story of Nolan's family. The story shows how love and family bonding is so important to be able to overcome hard times.