Reviews - The House on Mango Street

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The House on Mango Street

Sandra Cisneros

3.76 AVERAGE

arkeating's review

4.5

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

kerrot's review against another edition

3.0

coming of age. Chicana Chicago girl. Poverty, community and maturity. Content warning is carnival scene sexual abuse, neighbor domestic violence.

ntzsche's review

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zulm4's review

3.25

reflective fast-paced

A simple book that covers tough concepts like rape/assault, abuse, identity, friendship and trust, and family. I enjoyed the messaging about aspects that make up a house vs a home. I felt that I would’ve especially enjoyed reading these vignettes into people’s lives that often reflected my own when I was younger.

hwestenhofer's review

4.0

This is a book I have wanted to read for a long time, based off of all the hype I've heard about it; however, it didn't meet those expectations. It was a good book, don't get me wrong, but it just didn't accomplish what I expected. This is an extremely short book written in a series of vignettes. I loved the originality of this, but some of the vignettes majorly trumped (sorry for lack of a better word) over the other vignettes. There were a decent amount of vignettes that left me empty. Yes, there were some that were very powerful and awe inspiring, but some just left me feeling blank. This is a strong, powerful feminist novel, and I really did enjoy that. Also, just as a side-note, the introduction to this novel is absolutely amazing, fabulous, and all of the other positive adjectives out there. I actually enjoyed the introduction more than some of the vignettes. Just because this novel is so short, I would have to recommend it, but don't go in thinking it's going to be this above-five-star book.

chasejon's review

3.25

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

A nice read, and a lovely way to experience a neighborhood, but didn't stand out as anything super special. I can see why it's a Chicago staple, but it's not like the best book of all time.

ashby1lk's review

3.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Tbh, I liked the introduction more than the actual book. That said, I absolutely loved the story and (especially) the writing in the intro, and I can’t wait to pick up another book by her.