humxxn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
frankiepooh's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
glendaleereads's review against another edition
4.0
It’s always a pleasure to read Cisneros. She has taught me how to write.
Her stories are always filled with such beautiful prose that read as poetry all the time.
The book starts off slow but that only lasts for a couple of pages. Celaya narrates the story of her family and it’s so interesting and great to see how things were seen or heard from her perspective.
Her stories are always filled with such beautiful prose that read as poetry all the time.
The book starts off slow but that only lasts for a couple of pages. Celaya narrates the story of her family and it’s so interesting and great to see how things were seen or heard from her perspective.
blueskygreentreesyellowsun's review against another edition
I understand that this is an important part of Chicana literature, which is why I kept reading even though it was completely boring. Being important just isn't enough, though - time to move on.
ddinmia2000's review against another edition
2.0
The story was okay but it's her style of writing that I found really awkward. She's in the middle of telling one story and then flashes back to another tale or sideways, to another family member. It's all intertwined but I prefer stories that are developed chronologically.
rapidwind17's review against another edition
5.0
This book was exactly what I needed this year. It’s a love letter to complicated Mexican families. In this book there are sweet caramelos, generational trauma, and men that are feo, fuerte y formal. From the Mexican Revolution to the cold, concrete reality of Chicago, Cisneros beautifully captures the Mexican-American knot that’s been stuck in my throat my entire life.
taryn_araksi's review against another edition
DNF — disappointed because I remember loving house on mango street back in high school. I generally don’t love child narrators so that may have been the main hold up. Maybe not a total DNF — but not right for me right now.
2000s's review against another edition
3.5
Think this would have worked better as a collection of linked short stories or short vignettes…the premise and stories told here were interesting but the structure of a typical novel didn’t really suit them.