Talk:A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (novel)

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Seems to me too much of the article deals with the plant, not enough with the book. --Lukobe 06:37, 27 March 2006 (UTC)

I concur. I don't really want to know about the plant so much as the book. If there was more on the story and characters, I would be more willing to read about a plant. Russia Moore 00:45, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

The fact that this book appears in a WWII drama isn't what is notable. The fact that this book was immensely popular among the troops, and provided exposure to a degree of literature that many of these soldiers would not otherwise have met, is notable. - O^O

It was very hard, but I tracked down an image of a serviceman reading the book.- O^O

Could somone who knows more about it put in something about its WWII connection, and possibly about its appearance in the Band of Brothers episode Why We Fight?

[edit] Cleanup

I have tagged this article for a cleanup. As was already noted on this talk page, paragraphs 5-7 deal more with the Tree of Heaven plant than with the book itself. The last three paragraphs read like an informally written critical review. Little of this article is encyclopedic; none is referenced and may be original research. --shadow box 02:23, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

Since the cover picture was removed, I've also added a request for a picture. --shadow box 17:57, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I think the photo of the serviceman is excellent. It puts it in historical contect of the readers - far more meaningful than a publisher's graphic artist.

Too much of the article is on the tree. Since this is a long-standing problem and there seems to be no objection I am going to remove those details.--Silverscreen 15:46, 23 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] More info?

Could someone please add more info to the article? It's such a great book....if anyone knows more then could they add it? Thanks. 68.115.104.27 (talk) 02:35, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed merge of Women writers and the female experience during the American industrial revolution

I can't find any signifigant content in the article in question. I'm proposing it for deletion. -Verdatum (talk) 18:49, 22 February 2008 (UTC)