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House on Mango Street
House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros
Here is Sandra Cisnero's greatly admired and best-selling novel of a young girl growing up in the Latino section of Chicago. Acclaimed by critics, beloved by children and their parents and grandparents, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, "The House on Mango Street" has entered the canon of coming-of-age classics even as it depicts a new American landscape. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous, "The House on Mango Street" tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, whose neighborhood is one of harsh realities and harsh beauty. Esperanza doesn't want to belong - not to her run-down neighborhood, and not to the low expectations the world has for her. Esperanza's story is that of a young girl coming into her power, and inventing for herself what she will become. "The San Francisco Chronicle" has called "The House on Mango Street" "marvelous... spare yet luminous. The subtle power of Cisnero's storytelling is evident. She communicates all the rapture and rage of growing up in a modern world." It is an extraordinary achievement that will live on for years to come.
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BookedBeyondMeasure
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Journeying with Esperanza for the year that we get to be with her and her family on Mango Street, is a balm to witness her own coming to herself as she remembers that as much as she wants to leave and never return to this neighborhood, she will return to help the people she has left behind. “They will not know I have gone away to come back. For the ones I left behind. For the ones who cannot out.” She realizes her responsibility to her community.

kspenmoll We are reading this right now in grade 9 English! 🩷 1w
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Zuhkeeyah
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A quick read with a lot of heart folded in. Esperanza speaks of her attempts to make friends, first job, and so much more as she tries to find her bearings as a young teenager.

October #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3w
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ICantImReading
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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

I was surprised by how short this read is, and despite that, these coming-of-age vignettes really pack a punch. The prose is very poetic and there were many beautiful, quotable passages that I wanted to highlight. I can see why Sandra Cisneros is a celebrated Latina author.

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Susanita
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Today I finished the last March back issue of Real Simple, as well as this sad and insightful collection of vignettes about a young Hispanic girl in Chicago.

A couple days ago I got a free copy of the April 2024 issue in an attempt to lure me back. Nice try but no.

#readordonate #monthlymagazineblitz

lazydaizee Looks interesting. 8mo
julieclair Congrats on making it through your March magazine stack! And I'm glad you finished your #ReadOrDonate book, too. Was it a good kind of sad, or a depressing kind of sad? 8mo
Susanita @julieclair It‘s well written but TBH I found it a bit depressing. 8mo
julieclair Thanks… good to know. I have heard good things about this book, but I generally shy away from books that are on the depressing side. 8mo
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freeatlast1137
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A sometimes heartbreaking story of a girls life growing up on Mango Street.

There are a lot of great one liners in this book. It also at times left you wishing for more information before it went to the next page.

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Maggie_Reads
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That‘s it, I‘m bailing. I don‘t get the point of this book. I like the writing being in vignettes but the characters and stories are not connecting so I‘m having trouble getting into the book. I guess I‘m missing something but I don‘t get the rave reviews. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤔

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Erin.Elizabeth10
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This is a short book with short little chapters that paint a picture of a girl growing up in a Chicago neighborhood on Mango Street. The vignettes give glimpses into her thoughts, interactions, and desires growing up. At the end, she reflects on her duty to give back to her community when she grows up, because it will always be a part of her. 🧡

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Susanita
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I was mildly annoyed with myself for using Mango Grove for another prompt so recently, but I was actually thinking of Blood Grove. Mango Grove is an Indian restaurant I‘ve been to a couple times with my “lunch lady” friends! Nothing to do with Blood Grove or with Mango Street.

To be fair, Blood Grove refers to a place where blood oranges are grown, but still… 🤦🏻‍♀️

#temptingtitles #withafruit

Eggs Love Cisneros (and mangoes) 🧡🥭💛 2y
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Daisey
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@vonnie862 This #MugLove23 package is lovely! Thanks so much for putting together a perfectly themed gift! I‘ll be trying the hot chocolate very soon, and I‘m intrigued to try out the wooden whisk. I haven‘t read The House on Mango Street since college, so I‘m also very much looking forward to a reread.

Also, thanks to our hosts for putting together a great swap!

TheKidUpstairs That mug is stunning!!! 2y
vonnie862 Glad you liked it! Here's a video on how to use the whisk: https://youtu.be/xg9RwMfvf-M 2y
Daisey @vonnie862 That is helpful! I was considering trying it tonight, but I have already overindulged on chocolate and sweets today at school. So, I‘m using the jarnito for tea at the moment. 2y
mabell What a cool themed gift! 2y
Cinfhen Cool mug and I agree with @mabell 2y
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GerardtheBookworm
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A classic piece of Chicana feminist literature written in the 80's, this is inspired by author Sandra Cisnero's own experiences growing up. Set in Chicago in a decaying urbanized dwelling, 12 year old Esperanza Cordero reveals her life of poverty, racism, class structure, sexuality, and cultural identity in a series of vignettes of living on Mango Street.

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I don‘t know how I missed this when it was first published! Sandra Cisneros had me at the introduction of this 25th anniversary edition. Beautifully written, at times funny and poignant, these essays provided a glimpse of a beautiful soul striving to be and be understood. I loved it. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Hooked_on_books
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Cisneros paints a picture, in short vignettes, of a childhood and a community. She captures both the universality of life and the particularities of the Latinx people inhabiting the stories. I liked this.

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Honeybeebooks
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“You can never have too much sky. You can fall asleep and wake up drunk on sky,…”

Loving this work by Sandra Cisneros.

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britt_brooke
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“Only a house quiet as snow, a space for myself to go, clean as paper before the poem.”

Deblovestoread Otherwise known as heaven…lol 2y
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britt_brooke
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“The dog is big, like a man dressed in a dog suit, and runs the same way its owner does, clumsy and wild and with the limbs flopping all over the place like untied shoes.”

Karisa Love her descriptions! Haven‘t read that one in ages (college?)—might be time for a revisit! 2y
britt_brooke @Karisa Yes! Do it! Her descriptions are incredible. I‘ll definitely revisit this one in a few years. 2y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Absolutely stunning collection of vignettes rendering scenes from Esperanza‘s life as she discovers the power of womanhood. This has been on my shelf for ages, and I‘m so grateful my IRL #bookclub got me to finally pick it up. Definitely one of my top reads this year!

rachelk I loved this one too! 2y
Suet624 I haven‘t read this either. Did they make a movie of it? 2y
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britt_brooke @Suet624 I‘m not sure. I need to find out! It‘s a lovely book. I have a few passages I need to post. I snapped pics along the way. 2y
Cinfhen Puzzle & book combo = outstanding 🙌🏻 read this book with my son when he was in middle school- he‘s now 27!!!!so a very long time ago. I think i need to reread!!! 2y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Aw, love that memory! 🤍 2y
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The author speaking and reading this morning from her new book.

BkClubCare Oh YAY! 🌟 2y
Nutmegnc She was amazing!! 2y
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LeaKell
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This book was like medicine.

LeftyDv Yep. Cough syrupy. 2y
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Robotswithpersonality
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I love the vignette style of this novella. I was surprised by how visceral the experience was in reading from the perspective of childhood, observing the lives around Esperanza and how often how they are affected by poverty, misogyny, and the displacement of immigration. Given the introduction, in which the author states that she added from her own life experience, now I really want to read the her memoir: A House of My Own. #novella

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Robotswithpersonality
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"...when I am a tiny thing against so many bricks, then it is I look at trees. When there is nothing left to look at on this street. Four who grew despite concrete. Four who reach and do not forget to reach. Four whose only reason is to be and be." [Four Skinny Trees continued]

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"Their strength is secret. They send ferocious roots beneath the ground. They grow up and they grow down and grab the earth between their hairy toes and bite the sky with violent teeth and never quit their anger. This is how they keep."

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CindyMyLifeIsLit
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I read this for a discussion among teachers. This book is often used in 9th grade English. The vignettes create a strong sense of the culture of her neighborhood and work well for addressing multiculturalism in the classroom, as well as great thematic ideas.

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cant_i'm_booked
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I‘ve spent years trying to get into poetry; perhaps this book will finally give me that push. It‘s a moving amalgam of real women‘s stories intersecting on a fictional Chicago city block named Mango Street, riddled with poetic prose like: “…me and Nenny, we are more alike than you would know. Our laughter for example. Not the shy ice cream bells‘ giggle of Rachel and Lucy‘s family, but all of a sudden and surprised like a pile of dishes breaking.”

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criggs0807
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Short coming a age novel with a big message. Great choice we to tell esperanza's story though a series of vingrettes. It allows you to see how each situation impacts her and shapes her into the person she becomes.

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JanuarieTimewalker13
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This book was first published in 1983. The paperback featured is from 1984. I had no idea it was that old.
Only took me 39 years.... this is when I‘m happy I‘ve lived this long. Small book, big message.
Thats my powerful girl, Xena. She‘s nobody‘s fool🐾❤️

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ravenlee
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Beautiful little book! I wish I‘d read it years ago but am also kind of glad I never had to read it for school, as I‘m not sure I would have appreciated it as much. The voice reminded me a bit of Angelou in I Know Why…, but was still distinctive. I will definitely be reading this again, and might someday take a stab at the Spanish version (when I dust off my skills some more with kiddo).

megnews I loved this book 3y
kspenmoll Wonderful book! 3y
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rachelk
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This highly acclaimed book is written in the form of vignettes from the perspective of a Mexican American girl in a Hispanic neighborhood, which I believe was loosely based on the real life of Cisneros. I can see why it has been studied over the years by people of all ages. Since it can be read in one sitting, there‘s really no reason not to.

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MegCaldwell
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This was my first time reading and I can‘t believe it took me so long to read it! I love love loved the style, the voice, and the way the neighborhood becomes something else but stays a neighborhood.

Nute A favorite book of mine.🙂 3y
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“She thinks people who are busy working for a living deserve beautiful little stories, because they don‘t have much time and are often tired.”

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mushroomszn
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this book was really short but sooo good. i had to read it for school but i really recommend it.

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Finished! 3rd book for my Mexican American Literature class.

This is the 4th time I read this book & I like it more each time.

Sandra Cisneros captures the feeling of loving a culture you sometimes don‘t feel apart of or understand. Of daring to want something better and moving past the resentment of your situation—instead, replacing it with a drive to overcome and help others to do the same. Esperanza is so many young Hispanic Americans.

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...grew despite concrete...

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LeeAntics
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This book is a “must have” for every First generation/Late generation American Latinos. To read the anecdotes that detail the loss of our mother tongue, the barriers of femininity and the flourishing of womanhood, along with the dual identity of poverty and humility, this book had me wanting more. Painting love languages of coming of age with the harsh reality many young girls and women face.

megnews I loved this. 3y
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kbuggle
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Catching up on some reading for work- this is a lovely book- writing is right on, and I read this in about one sitting.

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Rachiiebookdragon
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A intriguing book. 3.5/5
Read for the #Buzzwordathon - May is House or Home

I had this book on my TBR for ages so i‘m glad I finished got to it! 😊

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Larisssaa
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When she thinks to herself in her father Language, she knows sons and daughters don't leave their parents' house until they marry. When she thinks in English, she knows she should've been on her own since eighteen.
This can be relatable for many young adults when it comes to the stressful judgment point of the age to be left on your own. Many places have different cultures on this act, while others let you be.

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Allthebookclubs
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When I picked up this book last month I didn‘t realize it wasn‘t a novel, so I‘m glad I read reviewed before starting it. The writing was wonderful and I‘m glad for the real, although it was a pretty quick read. Book 11of 2021

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Soubhiville
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This is a very fast read, written in mostly one or two page vignettes. My favorite was about a neighbor giving three pairs of heels to three little girls and the fun they had trying them on and learning to walk in them, then realizing men were looking at them differently and abandoning the shoes.

Read for #Illinois #ReadTheStates2021

Lindy I read The House on Mango Street years ago and it left a deep, positive impression on me. The reason I love novels told in stories or, as in this case, vignettes, is because of the way a multifaceted texture develops. The place is vivid in my mind. Have you enjoyed other books where the setting is so important to the story? 4y
Soubhiville @Lindy I do love novels with a strong sense of place. Short stories are hard for me to connect with though. 4y
Soubhiville @Lindy there are definitely exceptions though... I loved Lauren Groff‘s Florida. Which definitely has the spirit of the land almost as a character. 4y
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Lindy @Soubhiville I think of novels-told-in-stories as a good entry point for readers who don‘t usually like short stories. You are proof that I am wrong. 🤗 4y
Lindy @Soubhiville I‘ve been meaning to read Florida for ages. Must get to it one of these days. 😊 4y
Soubhiville @Lindy I also really liked There There by Tommy Orange and Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, which I think of in kind of the same vein? Maybe I didn‘t love Mango Street because of the YA lean? Or it could just be a case of reading it at the wrong time. I might love it at another point in my life. 🤷‍♀️ 4y
Lindy @Soubhiville Yes, right book at the wrong time is definitely a possibility. Our brains are funny that way. 4y
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I've always enjoyed Cisneros's poetry and also enjoyed this book. It's made of vignettes rather than a typical narrative and shiwcases an interesting blend of poetry and prose styles.

readordierachel Love this book! 4y
CoveredInRust @readordierachel I definitely can't wait to read more from her! 4y
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brandierickson
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Trying to potty train the toddler and it is NOT going well. So I‘m going to read this book and try not to be frustrated.

BookishMarginalia May the force be with you! 4y
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In December, I finally read this book that I wanted to read for a long time.

In small vignettes, we discover the life of Esperanza on Mango Street in Chicago.

No book crush for me, even if I enjoyed the ride. I really liked how Sandra Cisneros gave life and a voice to Mango Street, and its inhabitants. However, I know that it won't be a memorable read for me, the characters won't leave any imprint, it will just fade away.

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This collection of vingettes following a young girl growing up on Mango Street is beautifully written and gives small glimpses of a childhood that is often joyful but sometimes scary or sad. I missed out on reading this in school and I'm glad I could pick it up now. I also just wanted to say Caramelo my Cisneros is AMAZING so pick that up too! #youngadult #ya #shortstories