288 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679756767
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Publication date: 20 September 1993
Description
One of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty a...
Community Reviews Summary of 698 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
inspiring 35%
funny 23%
informative 20%
sad 20%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
dark 8%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 18%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassmentMinor
Cancer
288 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780679756767
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books USA
Publication date: 20 September 1993
Description
One of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty a...
Community Reviews Summary of 698 reviews
Moods
reflective 61%
inspiring 35%
funny 23%
informative 20%
sad 20%
challenging 14%
hopeful 14%
dark 8%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 5%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 18%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Child abuse, Child death, Sexual harassmentMinor
Cancer