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7.43k reviews for:
La Casa En Mango Street/The House On Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros, Sandra Cisneros, Elena Poniatowska
3.76 AVERAGE
7.43k reviews for:
La Casa En Mango Street/The House On Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros, Sandra Cisneros, Elena Poniatowska
3.76 AVERAGE
J'ai eu du mal à rentrer dans l'histoire au début mais la deuxième moitée m'a plus touchée.
Le roman est très très court et les chapitres minuscules ce qui fait que ça se lit très rapidement.
Le roman est très très court et les chapitres minuscules ce qui fait que ça se lit très rapidement.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The collection of beautiful poems gives a lot of new perspective of immigrant women and the difficult hardships they face. A perspective that should not be taken lightly in 2025.
This is verse poetry typeset as prose. It made me mad a lot of the time, which was the point. Mad at the lack of education, mad at myself for thinking even for a moment that education could fix what made me mad, and then mad at the oppressive power structures whose fits this book echoes so pointedly well. I immediately wanted to hit every mentioned man with a flail, then tell them why they are wrong and give them the means to change themselves.
It's incredibly lucid and honest writing about childhood and growing up poor, and about society in that space. I want to say it's American but I don't think that's true, I think it's a lot broader than that; it's human.
Oh and it'll take you like 90 minutes to read the whole book, if that.
It's incredibly lucid and honest writing about childhood and growing up poor, and about society in that space. I want to say it's American but I don't think that's true, I think it's a lot broader than that; it's human.
Oh and it'll take you like 90 minutes to read the whole book, if that.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
My wife asked me if I had ever read this one and recommended I give it a try. I saw it was a short read, so I spent a couple of hours with it. Funny enough, I ended up reading this brief novel full of quirky characters and quiet rituals at a time in my life when I’ve grown up and started to miss the family traditions and childlike curiosity I once took for granted.
The story is set in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. Esperanza and her family have just moved into the house on Mango Street. After moving many times, Esperanza is hopeful this new place will be the home her parents always dreamed of. Even though it turns out to be small and not at all what she imagined, by the end of the novel, Esperanza comes to realize that the experiences and memories she gained on Mango Street have shaped her—and will stay with her for the rest of her life.
We meet many neighborhood characters through the narration of a young Esperanza. Despite her limited childhood perspective, the story touches on weighty themes like race, fleeting youth, economic and societal challenges, and the complexities of growing up as a girl. While short, I found it compelling and full of depth—a great choice for discussion.
One final thought: don’t skip the author’s introduction. I felt it added a lot to the text, especially in providing context around the themes and real people who inspired Esperanza’s story.
The story is set in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago. Esperanza and her family have just moved into the house on Mango Street. After moving many times, Esperanza is hopeful this new place will be the home her parents always dreamed of. Even though it turns out to be small and not at all what she imagined, by the end of the novel, Esperanza comes to realize that the experiences and memories she gained on Mango Street have shaped her—and will stay with her for the rest of her life.
We meet many neighborhood characters through the narration of a young Esperanza. Despite her limited childhood perspective, the story touches on weighty themes like race, fleeting youth, economic and societal challenges, and the complexities of growing up as a girl. While short, I found it compelling and full of depth—a great choice for discussion.
One final thought: don’t skip the author’s introduction. I felt it added a lot to the text, especially in providing context around the themes and real people who inspired Esperanza’s story.
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Reread this on a whim and I still like it as much as I did in high school!
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced