Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

35 reviews

emmainwonderland's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

lady_bountiful's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

unicorngirl's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I picked this up from the library hearing all of these amazing things about it, and started reading it. Maybe because I read it too fast, maybe because it was very short, but I felt like I couldn't connect with the characters. They felt flat  the descriptions of the characters all felt the same, and there were so many names, I felt they were just copy and paste the same character with a few differences. The setting was described very little, but there was some of it, but it was mostly left to the person's imagination. It just felt meh all throughout the book until a little bit at the end. Oh, well. Some hits and some misses. Sadly this one was a miss.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

Child marriage

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suicide attempt failed

annamay1021's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Fatphobia, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Body shaming

tytrack99's review against another edition

lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Just a story to pass the time. Nothing riveting, but interesting enough to finish. Nothing happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child death

ios_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

I loved this book. It had a pleasant read within it that touches on a lot of Latin struggles within the US specifically. I gave me a different perspective on familial instances of my own, and has become one of my favorite reads and one of my top books of all time. Sandra captures the reader with her fruitful progression and stark imagery that does not lack in all senses. You could literally paint the pictures you were reading. I recommend this as a must read from such a strong Latin author!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Child death, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

jcapati's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Child death and Rape

mbasford's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Rape

Poverty, E slur.

_bobatea_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Classism, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child death, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Xenophobia