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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780679734772
ISBN number: 0679734775
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 128
Printing Date: April 03, 1991
Publishing house: Vintage
Release Date: April 03, 1991
Sale Popularity Level: 1835
Studio: Vintage
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Told in a series of vignettes stunning for their eloquence, The House on Mango Street is Sandra Cisneros's greatly admired novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children, their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, it has entered the canon of coming-of-age classics.
Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, The House on Mango Street tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong--not to her rundown neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become.
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This book literally put me to sleep. If i could rate it any lower i would have because i HATED it. The school system is the worst for making us read it. By making us read it they are in essence making us dumber.
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What a great book. I really enjoyed reading it. A little bit bouncy, and I was sad when I was done reading . . . wish I could read more about this young ladies story. But, very descriptive writing which was pleasurable to read.
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Oh dear. Another one of those books with lofty, if not noble, ideas, but poor in execution. Honestly, if a 10th grader gave this in as their English Literature project at the end of the year, the teacher would probably only give them a 'B'. The only way I could get through this one was by leaving it in the bathroom as the only reading material for when I was sat on the bog. Go and buy a decent novel instead.
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Unfortunately you'll have to read this book either in high school or some women's ed class. This book however is painfully boring. It's full of very short stories that have no character or plot development. It's just vignettes, vignettes are boring. Cisneros is overrated.
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House On Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros is a combination of stories that seeks to tell the story of a young Latino girl growing up in a barrio in the United States. Like many immigrant children living in the States we share similar experiences, I as a young man can relate to. Some suggests that this story is a vignette, however, I believe it is more. The house on Mango St. is a brilliant start for any immigrant to strive for an overall goal, to live the American dream.
After all, our parents immigrated for a better living for their children. The house is used in the story to signify a mark in which Esperanza begins her life but immediately knows that is not where she wants to be. "In the meantime...move a little farther north from Mango street, ..every time people like us keep moving in."(pg.13) Shows exactly how foolish people behave when someone of colour moves into a neighborhood. Lines like these show the reality of racism that still exist yesterday in our own neighborhoods, the House On Mange Street proves that with her writing.
As a child raised in a barrio in the city of Compton, I too was embarrassed of my home. At times I felt like Esperanza "sad blue house...I belong but not belong to."(pg.110) Stories like these made this book worth reading because I remember clearly "Maria" making fun of my home. "The Haunted House." My home looked spooky, but how could I explain that the other house we rented was ten times better but could not afford anymore.
Situations like these throughout the story and in my life make you want more. House On Mango Street makes the reader want more of what she writes and more of life for us immigrants. That is why Esperanza wants to get away from Mango St. The House On Mango Street is the beginning, the goal is the American dream, this book is a dream come true for Cisneros.
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