Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

7 reviews

axel_p's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I don't know what to think about the book

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Car accident, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Child death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Grief, Bullying, Death of parent, Body shaming, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Terminal illness

historyoftape's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

Every vignette seemed like its own poem, a child picking apart someone else's brain, asking only questions adults would be ashamed or scared to ask, and coming to conclusions about herself through it all. I wished this was longer-but at the same time I understand that it couldn't be, because maybe the next vignette would have been the leaving, and maybe the coming back would have been much later, or never, and I guess the not knowing was the point anyways - I was in love with every character, ached for every character, and loved Esperanza though she seemed to talk about herself only in relation to others. And isn't that how a child learns and grows? By defining the world in vignettes, in people you want to become and people who show you what directions you never want to take? I have discovered that one day, I too might return to mango street. The house I belong to but do not belong to. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Bullying, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

vaekay's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Child death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia, Classism, Confinement, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, and Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual assault

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A series of poetic stories, The House on Mango Street paints a dreamlike picture of a community that is alive as the monkey’s garden. 

I liked the way Mango Street was built in this story. How every neighbour is a main character in their own story that we just see fleetingly as Esperanza weaves in and out of their stories. I also appreciate Esperanza being the odd one out who doesn’t really seem to be able to see all up from the dream that is a childhood on Mango Street, but who desperately wants to make her own story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Addiction, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Child death

lady_bountiful's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

emma_reading_love's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-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

4.0

A young girl comes of age on Mango Street in Chicago. This was a quick and beautiful book featuring the innocence and dangers of being  a pre-teen girl. You’ll love this book if language is your reading doorway. It was a series of poetic vingettes about the cast of characters who inhabit the main character’s life in her neighborhood, but it was so much more than that too. Check the content warnings for this one on StoryGraph.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Confinement

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Sexual assault