Hardcover, 376 pages
English language
Published Nov. 11, 1943 by The Blakiston Company.
evatkaplan (Apr 30, 2020 - 4 of 5 Stars) BEAUTIFUL BOOK "Biography" of a girl growing up in early 19--'s, very poor, uneducated. Her view and her coming out of that "lower class."
Pascale1812 (Apr 16, 2020 - 5 of 5 Stars) My motivations for reading this book were entirely selfish. Emotionally reeling from an intense fantasy book, I wanted something "dull" to cleanse my palate and help settle my tumultuous thoughts.
Well. While some parts were slow, and I still can't quite seem to fall in love with the Brooklyn landscape, the detailed descriptions of Francie's everyday life were at times beautiful and thought-provoking.
melrailey (Apr 7, 2020 - 5 of 5 Stars) I'm not sure what I expected when I started this book but it wasn't what I got. There is no goal or mission for Francie except for growing up and surviving in the …
evatkaplan (Apr 30, 2020 - 4 of 5 Stars) BEAUTIFUL BOOK "Biography" of a girl growing up in early 19--'s, very poor, uneducated. Her view and her coming out of that "lower class."
Pascale1812 (Apr 16, 2020 - 5 of 5 Stars) My motivations for reading this book were entirely selfish. Emotionally reeling from an intense fantasy book, I wanted something "dull" to cleanse my palate and help settle my tumultuous thoughts.
Well. While some parts were slow, and I still can't quite seem to fall in love with the Brooklyn landscape, the detailed descriptions of Francie's everyday life were at times beautiful and thought-provoking.
melrailey (Apr 7, 2020 - 5 of 5 Stars) I'm not sure what I expected when I started this book but it wasn't what I got. There is no goal or mission for Francie except for growing up and surviving in the slums of Brooklyn. Yet, the book was engrossing. It was like Betty Smith shot a film of life in Brooklyn during this time period and then translated it to a book. I felt what it was like to be Francie. She is strong, beautiful, smart and thoughtful. She might just be one of my favorite heroines in literature.
On top of that, Betty Smith had some of the most beautiful writing I've seen anywhere. More than once, there were paragraphs that I had to reread just because they are so beautiful and that there is so much said that I was afraid I missing parts. If you're in the mood to read a classic, then pick this book up and give it a try.
