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Title: The House on Mango Street by SANDRA CISNEROS ISBN: 0-679-73477-5 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 03 April, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.41 (434 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A coming of age story.
Comment: When I started the first chapter, I wasn't looking foward to the rest of the The House on Mango Street. The vignettes in the book to me were a bunch of disconnected stories strewn together in a haphazard sort of way. But as I read on, I realized they were interconnected into a beautiful tale about an admirable heroine named Esperanza. I really liked the whole theme of growing up. I was amazed at how Miss Cisneros could write from the viewpoint of a child. So many times when you read a novel about growing up, I feel the author doesn't get the full impact of the child's point of view. I especially liked the author's portrayal of the women and men who live on Mango Street. The women are dominated by men and are put into roles that have them "looking out the window with their chin in their hand waiting for their husbands to arrive home." Although it was a little hard to keep track of all the characters and their stories, I liked the book. It wasn't the best book I ever read but it wasn't the worst one either.
Rating: 4
Summary: The House on Mango Street
Comment: The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is an interesting story about an adolescent Hispanic girl living in the barrios of Chicago in the 1980s. It is told in the form of viginettes that capture the essence of the main character, Esperanza Cordero and is told in a realistic, first person format. It is an excellent coming of age novel that depicts different sources of happiness and sorrow for the main character in each "chapter". "Those Who Don't" is one chapter depicting prejudice, both Hispanic and Anglo, and the reality of the barrios. The book can be easily read by many age groups, and each will find something different in the story to relate to. Do not read it just to finish it, however, because Cisneros has placed meanings below the surface of the novel. In "Four Skinny Trees" someone might find several different meanings; Esperanza's life, the Hispanic life, and the human condition are a few. There are a few slow chapters that prevent this book from recieving five stars in this review (such as "Bums in the Attic") but not much else can hinder the success of this already critically acclaimed novel.
Rating: 5
Summary: This is aweson
Comment: This book is pretty good even though it talks a little weird about the latin culture. but any ways is not that bad because is about a girl and she talks about her life. i recommended to read it just if you like sad books.
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Title: The House on Mango Street and Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (Cliffs Notes) by Mary Patterson Thornburg, Thomas Thornburg ISBN: 076458653X Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 14 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (Vintage Contemporaries) by Sandra Cisneros ISBN: 0679738568 Publisher: Vintage Books USA Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Caramelo by SANDRA CISNEROS ISBN: 0679742581 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Julia Alvarez ISBN: 0452268060 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Night by Elie Wiesel, Stella Rodway, Francois Mauriac ISBN: 0553272535 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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