hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

Lovely lyricism and memorable characters. The whole book is so lively in writing and emotion.
emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

I picked this up in honor of Latinx Heritage Month without realizing that it was a collection of short stories and was disappointed to miss the immersive experience that I cherish reading a novel, but no regrets. Sandra Cisneros is an evocative writer - her vivid details and lively metaphors bring the characters and scenes of Mango Street to life with beautiful brevity. In the introduction, she explains how she “experiments, creating a text that is as succinct and flexible as poetry, snapping sentences into fragments so that the reader pauses, making each sentence serve her and not the other way around.” Her style and the voice of the narrator, Esperanzo Cordero (who has “decided not to grow up tame”), kept me turning the pages. These poignant, often heartbreaking vignettes turned out to be a perfect way to celebrate Latinx heritage.
funny reflective fast-paced
lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

me when it takes me two years to read a book for children

feels wrong to give this a rating considering how long it took

each chapter feels so distinct and complete. pretty masterful world building. the language sometimes felt inconsistent.
reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wish I enjoyed this more

Excited to use this for a figurative language unit
emotional reflective fast-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
challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Quite poignant at times.