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The House on Mango Street
 

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros

2 cassettes / Approx. 2 1/2 hours
Unabridged, and read by the Author

"It's not always that a luscious writer can be a luscious reader of her own work.  This must be the voice she hears in her head when she writes her magical prose."
-Julia Alvarez, author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents

Listen as Sandra Cisneros brings to life The House on Mango Street, her... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  short stories,  latino,  coming of age,  memoir (all tags)

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Liked It

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sthurner
  • Rated 5 stars

“The sutdents in my novel study class liked The House on Mango Street because it is short, but the novel deserves to be read for more than its short length. The story is that of Esperanza (whose name means Hope), a twelve year old girl in a Lation neighborhood of Chicago. Cisneros is a poet, and it shows in her musical language. Chapter by chapter we see the life of a young girl, her firends, her worries, her dreams for the future. I love her chapter on hips!”

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Didn’t Like It

**NIKKI**
  • Rated 2 stars

“this book totally sucked its a waste of your money. It's written poorly and really boring. Its about this girl who doesn't like herself and is ungrateful and she goes on about her childhood.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.609845 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Alizabeth S

    alizabeth s said:

    “Such beautiful prose. Possibly the best YA book I've ever read. And I've read a lot. I love how the story is told in short Vignettes. What did you love about it?”

    posted Sunday, October 5 2008
  • BL D

    bl d said:

    “It's great writing -- careful, professional writing. I wonder, though, that maybe it perpetuates a negative stereotype that if you're mexican-american, you are automatically stuck in lower socio-economic land and even if you move up in the world, your near-peasant status comes back to haunt you.”

    posted Thursday, June 26 2008
  • beonlyone

    beonlyone said:

    “I dont think you have to be latino to understand it or to like it. I think anyone who has felt out of place, or just doesnt seem to fit, will understand this girl.”

    posted Saturday, May 17 2008
  • Marianne F

    marianne f said:

    “This book speaks to a specific audience, but I believe it can be enjoyed by Non-Latinos. Cisneros has a style all her own. I"d also like to know why keyblader erica thought it was "sucky". Could you elaborate?”

    posted Saturday, May 17 2008
  • primadonna20

    primadonna20 said:

    “I loved this book, although I was already a fan of Sandra Cisneros before I read it. I really liked the unique style, using vignettes instead of a regular narrative. I've been experimenting with it in my own writing. Anyway, she really captured the essence of her characters and the difficulties of their lives. Beautiful.”

    posted Thursday, May 15 2008
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