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The House on Mango Street Overview Commentary
In this novel about coming of age in Chicago, Esperanza Cordero grows up in its inner-city slums and resolves to transcend her background.
Publisher's Notes
For Esperanza, a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, life is an endless landscape of concrete and run-down tenements, and she tries to rise above the hopelessness. Read by Sandra Cisneros. Book available.
Reviews
"Sandra Cisneros is one of the most brilliant of today's young writers. Her work is sensitive, alert, nuance-full...rich with music and pictures."
Gwendolyn Brooks
"Esperanza Codera, a girl coming of age in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago, uses poems and stories to express thoughts and emotions about her oppressive environment."
"Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage, creat[ing] unforgettable characters we want to lift off the page. She is not only a gifted writer, but an absolutely essential one."
Bebe Moore Campbell
Full Details
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| Format | Compact Disc |
| ISBN | 9780739322796 |
| List Price | $14.99 |
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| Publication Date | 08/30/2005 |
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| Release Status | In Print |
| Language | |
| Edition | Unabridged |
| Measurements | Weight: 0.25 Pounds |
| Height: 4.75 Inches |
| Length: 5.5 Inches |
| Thickness: 0.25 Inches |
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 | Our house. In the middle of the street.
by ramseelbird, 3/5/2005 |
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Pros: One of the top five greatest young adult novels ever conceived.
Cons: If you're looking for in-depth analysis of Chicago's Latino population, look elsewhere.
The Bottom Line: A 110 page masterpiece, written as concisely and exquisitely as possible. Impressive perfection.
Review: It occurs to me that I don't know if this book was originally intended to be considered a young adul
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| | Sober, affecting novel for young readers
by SKAD13, 8/10/2004 |
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Pros: Vivid, riveting, and (at 110 pages) brisk reading
Cons: Downbeat style might be a turn-off to young readers expecting a neat wrap-up
The Bottom Line: Touching, empathetically written young readers' novel
Review: "A poem should not mean, but be." -- Archibald MacLeish, Ars Poetica Sandra Cisneros' 1984 novel The
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| | The House On Mango Street: Sandra Cisneros is Brilliant
by naphtalia, 7/13/2002 |
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Pros: Beautifully written descriptions that paint vivid pictures
Cons: A short book. Done too soon
The Bottom Line: Sandra Cisneros has written a touching and beautiful book.
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