7.27k reviews for:

La Casa En Mango Street/The House On Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros, Sandra Cisneros, Elena Poniatowska

3.76 AVERAGE

bernardj17's review against another edition

4.0

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

amyloureading's review against another edition

4.25

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

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Lovely lyricism and memorable characters. The whole book is so lively in writing and emotion.

diaryofapoetisa's review against another edition

4.0

emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

marycat203's review against another edition

4.0

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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.

nellbell3's review against another edition

5.0

funny reflective fast-paced

yaggotry's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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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.

alfredomerc14's review against another edition

2.0

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

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I wish I enjoyed this more

jennkingstonx's review against another edition

5.0

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Excited to use this for a figurative language unit

eed50's review against another edition

4.0

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

jessicaanduiza's review against another edition

3.0

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

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Quite poignant at times.