A review by bethyy
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Read this for my university course and winded up doing a presentation on it! The protagonist of Esperanza tells her emotional and relatablely confusing coming of age story as a young Mexican-American girl through a series of vignettes. Rich with metaphors, poetic language and refreshingly unique writing, this text encapsulates what it is to be a young girl growing up in a dangerous world. Such a clever way of interrogating deep themes through the voice of an innocent and naive child, giving the text a hopeful and inspiring or depressing and upsetting feel, depending on how you take it.