Sandra Cisneros - The House on Mango Street

Pros: This book reads like poetry in the best sense. It is rich with real life and emotional truths.

Cons: The simplicity of the writing style may fool readers into thinking that the content is simple as well.

Review: Sandra Cisneros's House on Mango Street is an amazing collection of vignettes which take us through the life of a young Latina girl. Cisneros's writing is as rich and elegant as heavy pastry, with a light frosting of mysticism and culturally-bound...

Pros: language, quick read, anthologized

Cons: -

The Bottom Line: A good "novel of stories" that tells of a young gril growing up in the Latin American districts of Chicago in a contemporary setting.

Review: Sandra Cisneros' The House on Mango Street is a short "novel of stories" revolving around the world of Esperanza, a young Latino teen in Chicago. The story tells of her growing up in the poorer, ethnic regions of the city and her aspirations toward...

Pros: Subtle, book to be comtemplated, concise yet meaningful

Cons: May be annoyed by its simple style and short length

Review: I am reading this book for my college writing class. Written from a perspective of a young girl, probably 12-14 years old, the House on Mango Street seems like a book for children. Its brevity and simple style are quite deceptive. Although...