You’ve heard me rave about this book more than once now, having written about it rather extensively on this blog. Well, just this past weekend I watched the 1945 film version that is an adaptation of the book. In comparing the two, I wholeheartedly pick the book over the film, for its depth and varietyContinue reading “Movie Review: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
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Second Time Around: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
There’s rarely a time when I feel compelled to reread a book. The majority of fiction books that I have read in my recent years have been teen romance novels, as you would expect the stereotypical high school girl to read. Although I don’t often read for pleasure anymore, I try to make time during schoolContinue reading “Second Time Around: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn”
A Book Grows on Me
Betty Smith is actually one of the most strikingly beautiful women I’ve ever seen. Daily Prompt: What was your favorite book as a child? Did it influence the person you are now? So, I suppose that you could say that I’m still a child. Does 16 constitute being a child? Is being a teenager mutuallyContinue reading “A Book Grows on Me”
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