Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

30 reviews

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.

_annika__'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Classism, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual harassment

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

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

unicorngirl's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.25

I picked this up from the library hearing all of these amazing things about it, and started reading it. Maybe because I read it too fast, maybe because it was very short, but I felt like I couldn't connect with the characters. They felt flat  the descriptions of the characters all felt the same, and there were so many names, I felt they were just copy and paste the same character with a few differences. The setting was described very little, but there was some of it, but it was mostly left to the person's imagination. It just felt meh all throughout the book until a little bit at the end. Oh, well. Some hits and some misses. Sadly this one was a miss.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death

Child marriage

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suicide attempt failed

annamay1021's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Fatphobia, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Body shaming

mbasford's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassment, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

logikitty's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse and Suicidal thoughts

ashybri's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

A uniquely written work that made you feel as though you personally spoke to the characters and witnessed the events in each story. Beautiful storytelling with parts that were more poetry than stories. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Classism, and Domestic abuse

Touches on sensitive subjects and events

like abuse and assault

but doesn’t include graphic details.