A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Love this book a lot. The book is really realistic to what happens in life and the characters help portray this realistic portrayal of what life is like. Also, I love reading Francine's persepectives so much and I could relate to her. Anyways, this book is really good and I would highly recommend it for the Christmas time or if you are in the mood for a modern classic book.

I can appreciate this book as a well loved classic. However, I think that my expectations of it were set too high from the beginning. I found it overly detailed and dense and by the end was not really that invested in the outcome.

I do appreciate the writing and the story had some high points for me especially those that were funny. In spite of that, I always felt that I was at a distance from what was happening and not really connecting with any of the characters who mostly felt flat and predictable. I would recommend this book to lovers of literary fiction who like a lot of detailed story telling and don't mind a slow moving plot.