7.45k reviews for:

La Casa En Mango Street/The House On Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros, Sandra Cisneros, Elena Poniatowska

3.76 AVERAGE

pad28's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

brjb's review against another edition

3.0

hopeful medium-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

booksaremy_jam's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

geneebee's review against another edition

4.5

funny inspiring reflective

shannonp_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful sad medium-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: Complicated

kendracase's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional 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

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I think I read this in school, but picked it up to complete one of the Goodreads challenges. I am crying in the club (at work). It’s written from the point of view from a young girl, and I think it was executed perfectly. It’s heart wrenching seeing Esperanza take in her unfair, and often cruel, world through her own naive and whimsical lens. 

finalguy's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful medium-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: Yes

enjolie's review against another edition

3.0

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

taylor_28's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The stories in this book touched me. I related to so much: growing up in the city, Catholic school, childhood naivety, loss of innocence, the plight of being a girl/woman. So often girls and woman can feel like they exist just for the enjoyment and betterment of men. Esperanza didn’t necessarily push back on this narrative, but many of her neighbor’s stories showed the necessity for the woman on Mango street to bend their will in order to survive. 

cocofiz's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A