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A review by lavrendy
A House of My Own: Stories from My Life by Sandra Cisneros
5.0
If there is one thing the fiction section at every Savers is bound to have, it is at least three copies of The House on Mango Street. Every time I see one, I get upset because how could someone read it and CHOOSE to donate rather than to love and cherish forever??? It’s a short, enchanting book that is so personal it reads like a memoir.
Cisneros’s actual memoir, however, didn’t come along until A House of My Own. And even then, it's still not quite a memoir but a series of essays written at different points in Cisneros's life. Each of these stories is packed with the same charm as Mango Street, except now we get adult themes, literary name-drops, and some really beautiful reflections on having a home to yourself.
I have a lot of big feelings around this topic. I live in my own apartment for the first (and maybe last?) time in my life and it has brought me comfort and opportunities for self-expression and also loads of anxiety lol. Cisneros captures this chaos perfectly as she describes the various homes she’s found herself in across the US, Mexico, and Greece. Her writing is so clever and fun to follow along with. I loved learning about her trailblazing work for Latina authors, as she weaves her Mexican roots into everything she writes.
If you enjoyed The House on Mango Street, A House of My Own should be next on your list. And if you haven’t read it! Go to Savers. (Or get the audio because Cisneros’s narration is hysterical.)
Cisneros’s actual memoir, however, didn’t come along until A House of My Own. And even then, it's still not quite a memoir but a series of essays written at different points in Cisneros's life. Each of these stories is packed with the same charm as Mango Street, except now we get adult themes, literary name-drops, and some really beautiful reflections on having a home to yourself.
I have a lot of big feelings around this topic. I live in my own apartment for the first (and maybe last?) time in my life and it has brought me comfort and opportunities for self-expression and also loads of anxiety lol. Cisneros captures this chaos perfectly as she describes the various homes she’s found herself in across the US, Mexico, and Greece. Her writing is so clever and fun to follow along with. I loved learning about her trailblazing work for Latina authors, as she weaves her Mexican roots into everything she writes.
If you enjoyed The House on Mango Street, A House of My Own should be next on your list. And if you haven’t read it! Go to Savers. (Or get the audio because Cisneros’s narration is hysterical.)