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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Book · Literary & classic fiction · 12 mentions · 1 subreddit · discussed in r/suggestmeabook

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Pros

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith ... are some of my favourite longer novels by women.
  • I loved A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when I read it at about that same age.
  • For literary historical novels, I always recommend A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. ... they’re also so compelling that I found myself sneaking into the bathroom at work to read them.
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. It’s older so it doesn’t have the exact same aesthetic, but it hits a lot of the same notes you are looking for in sad-girl lit (melancholy, longing, introspective main character) while still stay...
  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.

Sentiment

12 positive (100%) · 0 mixed (0%) · 0 negative (0%)

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What redditors said (10 of 12)

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith ... are some of my favourite longer novels by women.
positive · u/B****t · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
I loved A Tree Grows in Brooklyn when I read it at about that same age.
positive · u/b****9 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Dec 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
For literary historical novels, I always recommend A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates. ... they’re also so compelling that I found myself sneaking into the bathroom at work to read them.
positive · u/z****s · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Dec 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith. It’s older so it doesn’t have the exact same aesthetic, but it hits a lot of the same notes you are looking for in sad-girl lit (melancholy, longing, introspective main character) while still staying uplifting and joyful.
positive · u/M****r · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Nov 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
positive · u/f****4 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Aug 25, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
*A Tree Grows in Brooklyn*
positive · u/P****2 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Aug 5, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
positive · u/w****s · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Aug 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
A tree grows in Brooklyn
positive · u/m****e · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
A Tree grows in Brooklyn. Beautiful book.
positive · u/W****4 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Feb 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn hits different as an adult
positive · u/l****a · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Feb 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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