hwestenhofer 's review for:

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

4.0

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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.