A Tree Grows In Brooklyn A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, by Betty Smith, is often considered to be one of the best novels of our time. But what makes this, or any, great novel, great? Is a book great because it makes you think? Maybe its because you can relate to the book. Is it because the characters are so familiar? Or maybe the way the author writes is what makes it good? Well, perhaps …showed first 75 words of 1008 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1008 total…The universal truths, sacrifice, pride, and love. Emotions and sentiments that have been carried throughout history and will continue to go on far into the next millennium. A novel can truly be considered great when it was written close to or over a hundred years ago and still is so familiar and emotional that it continuously brings joy into the hearts and homes of the many. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is such a novel.