7.34k reviews for:

La Casa En Mango Street/The House On Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros, Sandra Cisneros, Elena Poniatowska

3.76 AVERAGE

lowercase_a's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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A casa dentro da casa na rua mango

Devagando sobre sua própria vida entrelaçada com a de seus vizinhos, a narradora - ora adulta, ora criança - submerge eventos cotidianos em um candor saudosista irresistível enquanto, ao mesmo tempo, torna explicito seus próprios objetivos com o livro: escrever algo acessível, passível de consumo imediato em qualquer página. E é exatamente isso que Cisneros alcança com esse romance hibrido repletos de pequenas narrativas que juntas se dispõem a formar um passado coletivo precioso experienciado na rua Mango.

ceci_cc's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-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: No

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Emotion is felt so strongly throughout with her writing. A must read! 

lilbookowl's review against another edition

1.0

fast-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: N/A

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I felt like I was getting whiplash, this writing style is just not for me

esmitherz's review against another edition

5.0

emotional

ozblom24's review against another edition

4.25

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: No

ewhelan99's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Classism

shelvedbyelle's review against another edition

1.0

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i read this along kawakami's people from my neighborhood which has a similar premise and of the same length. of the two, i'm having a hard time connecting with this, and that's saying something since both have short chapters. i know it's a legit writing style but i dislike books that don't use quotation marks in their texts. no biggie, just a preference. none of the individuals made a mark on me. like who are these people? i don't care enough about cathy

bibliophile_02's review against another edition

3.25

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It was a decent book. I usually like books written in verse or discontinuous sentences because sometimes they hit hard. But, they need to have continuity in terms of plot, which this book lacked. I did like the general idea of the book but the stories jumped back and forth so much that I lost track of what was going on at some point and couldn't connect to any of the characters, especially Esperanza. I do like short chapters but only when they are impactful. It's possible that I didn't really get the point of the book because I couldn't directly relate to it but I think the writing style was not for me. 

jcreads85's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elliedileo's review against another edition

4.0

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A very poetic book that was an easy read but also hard