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emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed some of the stories in this collection. As always Sandra Cisneros writing feels like being in a conversation with your most poetic friend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Infidelity
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
If you’re looking for a collection of short, depressing stories about sad and abused women, then this is the book for you! Cisneros writes beautifully and has a strong, clear voice, but her style is not my taste. And while I could appreciate—to a certain extent—what she is (possibly) trying to say and achieve with her stories, none of them resonated with me.
If you’re wondering why I read the whole collection, it was because I read a few of her short stories during college and wanted to see what the rest were like in the hopes of getting a better understanding of her work. Unfortunately, I understood little more today than I did then and had to look up the meanings and messages of her works on a few literature websites in an effort to better understand her points.
If you’re wondering why I read the whole collection, it was because I read a few of her short stories during college and wanted to see what the rest were like in the hopes of getting a better understanding of her work. Unfortunately, I understood little more today than I did then and had to look up the meanings and messages of her works on a few literature websites in an effort to better understand her points.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Classism
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, War
emotional
reflective
medium-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
Woman Hollering Creek is a short story collection by Sandra Cisneros, an American with Mexican heritage. The stories centre the experiences of Latina women on both sides of the border. As with all collections I had my favourites but could see strong points in all of them. Cisneros’s writing was powerful yet straightforward, the sort of book anybody could read - which isn’t to say that it doesn’t have literary merit because it most definitely does. The contrast between the stories with younger characters, which were warm and tender with a quiet innocence, to those with older women who all seemed to be suffering in one way or another and were understandably world weary was clear. One story I especially enjoyed was Little Miracles, Kept Promises which managed to convey so much in so few words.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content
dark
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism