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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

43 reviews

bootsmom3's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death

Minor: Animal cruelty

orangebeanreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

Reading "The House on Mango Street" makes you remember what it felt like to come into consciousness as a child. Throughout each short, which Cisneros expertly crafts into their own complete story, we watch Ezperansa process her world of Mango Street. It's touching and occasionally rather striking to glimpse into the life of a young Hispanic girl coming into her own. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, and Child death

Added content warnings are mild, within the book they are from a child's perspective and help her to form an understanding of the world.

solliereads's review against another edition

4.0

A really beautiful and well-crafted selection of vignettes that can be read separately as shorter pieces of fiction, or as a part of a larger whole to give an insight into the violence and struggle experienced by Esperanza, as well as coming-of-age moments, growing up as a Latina on a street in Chicago called Mango Street. Cisneros weaves a truly wonderful story based on her own experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

Minor: Death and Child death

gildedspines's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Violence, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

mrsjoylovesbooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

Thank you to @PRHAudio for the audiobook. I first read The House on Mango Street in high school and I was amazed to see such an easy to read book that spoke about the experience of a Mexican-American girl growing up in a Latino Chicago neighborhood. As a teenager, I hadn't been exposed to Latina authors and I was immediately impressed by Cisnero's writing. When I recently came across The House on Mango Street on audio, I decided to listen to the book, read by the author herself. Hearing the words was a different and more personal experience, almost like hearing Esperanza tell me about her life on Mango Street. 

The vignettes style of writing gives the reader snippets of Esperanza's life and her neighborhood. The characters and topics jump around but since it can be read (or listened to) in one sitting, it is still apparent that there is a progression for Esperanza. It's almost like reading her journal and seeing this Chicago neighborhood from the perspective of a young girl. Her understanding of what is happening around her begins with child-like naivety and in the end, she sees the truth of her situation and of those around her. I'm so glad that I listened to this book and was reminded of my appreciation for Sandra Cisneros. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Domestic abuse

bookdrunkard78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

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

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Physical abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence