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The House on Mango Street
The House on Mango Street
Author: Sandra Cisneros
In hardcover for the first time--on the tenth anniversary of its initial publication--the greatly admired and bestselling book about a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, this novel depicts a new American landscape through its multiple characters.
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ISBN-13: 9780679433354
ISBN-10: 067943335X
Publication Date: 4/26/1994
Pages: 160
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Knopf
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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 reviewed The House on Mango Street on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Not what I expected, but a beautiful book from start to finish.
reviewed The House on Mango Street on + 67 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a wonderful book for young latina girls to read. It a coming of age classic!
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Helpful Score: 2
This book was capitvating. It's the story of a young hispanic girl's journey into adulthood. Even though I read it for school, I could not put it down!
reviewed The House on Mango Street on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
A wonderful memoir of a child in a small ethnically diverse community. Very heartfelt and honest.
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Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book! Great story, I have never read another book like it.
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 reviewed The House on Mango Street on + 1436 more book reviews
Esperanza lives on Mango Street, located in a poor area of Chicago, and writer of the short, short stories in this little book. Her goal is to leave Mango Street but she cannot forget the many people she knew and the numerous experiences that colored her young life. Some stories are her own while others are based on observations of people she knows and their interactions with others. One thing is certain: these tales were written for a YA audience by a beginning author who will never forget Mango Street.

The author is a poet who also writes fiction. Both her poetry and stories reflect her Latin background. Short poems are scattered through many of the tales. Descriptions and characterizations are pithy and smart. Those about the beautiful Sally are eloquent. âSally is the girl with eyes like Egypt and nylons the color of smoke. The boys in school think she's beautiful because her hair is shiny black like raven feathers and when she laughs, she flicks her hair back like a satin shawl over her shoulders and laughs (p. 81). Such wonderful phrasing were used to describe. Comments about Sally's advice, comments and life complete the picture.
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Very unique. Quick read that you will only enjoy if you read between the lines.
timgets2 avatar reviewed The House on Mango Street on
Cisneros writes with a poetic prose that supasses anyting I have read thus far. Fantastic and I hghly recommend it to any lover of language and culture.


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