Uptown Literati

I started A Tree Grows in Brooklyn standing in the middle of the aisle in Barnes & Noble, and by page 3 I found myself sitting Indian-style on a little wooden chair nestled between two Japanese comic book shelves, hovered over the book like a die-hard Harry Potter fan trying to burn through the pages [...]

[A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, by Betty Smith]

Before it’s all said and done, you’ll tire of hearing me say how much I heart coming of age stories. Something about witnessing a literary heroine go from bookish nerd to awkward young adult just pulls at my heartstrings.

So, I really, really wanted to like A Tree Grows [...]

Okay, better late than never, right?

I finished reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn quite a while ago. Life (and a few other good books) has gotten in the way of me writing about it, but here I go. I absolutely loved this book. Admittedly, when I started out I didn’t think I’d make it through [...]