The House on Mango Street

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Summary: THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET REVIEW
Review: THE BOOK, THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET, IS WONDERFUL, YET IT LACKS SOMETHING ELSE IN IT. HOWEVER, I DID LIKE THE BOOK. THROUGHOUT THE BOOK, YOU SEE ESPERANZA CHANGE AND MATURE INTO AN INDEPENDENT AND CARING GIRL. ESPERANZA GOES THROUGH BAD EMOTION AND GOOD EMOTION. THIS BOOK IS VERY INTERESTING AND THIS BOOK IS VERY UNDERSTANDING. PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN READ THIS BOOK AND UNDERSTAND WHAT ESPERANZA IS GOING THROUGH. THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET IS A PLACE WHERE ESERPANZA FEELS LIKE SHE DOESN'T BELONG AND HOW SHE DOES BELONG.

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Summary: The House on Mango Street
Review: I personally would recomend The House on Mango Street to all you viewers. I enjoyed reading this book, it was very meaningful to me.This book was about a girl who viewed life differently then other women. She wanted to find true love instead of having true love come find her. Her independence is what kept her strong and allowed her to fufill her life long dreams.

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Summary: The House on Mango Street
Review: The House on Mango Street is a difficult book to follow for those who like a plot that is easy to find. I happen to be one of those people, and therefore did not think very highly of Cisneros novel. This book is merely a description of characters of those that live on Mango Street, and the happenings that occur there. Also this novel is written to the way of speaking on Mango Street, in improper English. There are quite a bit of different themes throughout the book. It seems the author was expressing a new theme with about every two chapters or so. Through the descriptions of Mango Street and its people, you notice the main character growing and becoming older. However this book does show character development, I do not recommend it, nor do I prefer it.

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Summary: Think About Book
Review: The book House on Mango Street is a very good book. It requires some getting used to, however, for the book has no plot. It is the story of a young girl who the reader is able to see grow through her telling of the people and events that take place around her.
The book is beautifully written, "But my mother's hair, my mother's hair, like little rosettes, like little candy circles and pretty because she pinned it in pincurls all day, sweet to put your nose into when she is holding you, holding you and you feel safe, is the warm smell of bread before you bake it, is the smell she makes for you on her side of the still warm with her skin, and you sleep near her, the rain outside falling and Papa snoring. The snoring, the rain, and Mama's hair that smells like bread." (Cisneros, Pg. 6-7)
I have read the book twice. Upon my first reading I thought the book was pointless and not worth my time. However, upon reading it again and discussing it I have learned to appreciate the book for what it is. If the reader is able to get over the issue of the book having no plot then they will be able to enjoy the book. The book is like a mosaic. Each individual piece (story) is beautiful on its own, but the reader cannot fully grasp the beauty until they step away and look at the picture (book) as a whole.
I would recommend the book to someone who wants a book to think about. This book is not one I would recommend for leisurely reading, it requires too much thought. The book is one that all people should read it will cause one to ponder many occurrences in their own life, as well as the people in it. Along with what the people symbolize in their life.

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Summary: The House on Mango Street
Review: The House on Mango Street is a book without chapters but small vignettes. The book is about a little girl in the latino section of Chicago where she grows up. The book approached from a plot standpoint is not a great book. But if one goes inside the book a little more and explores the themes then one will like the book a little more. Many books like this are very horrible however this one is strikingly marvelous. The author did a very good job describing the characters, settings, and made the themes very noticeable.

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Summary: The House on Mango Street
Review: The House on Mango Street was a very entertaining book to read. Sandra Cisneros wrote the book in an interesting fashion, she wrote each chapter like a short story. This different way of writing a book may not be familiar to most people. There is not plot to this book either, which can make reading the book a little strange. Other wise, it shows the Hispanic culture and teaches the reader about prejudice. There isn't a very rich vocabulary in the book which makes it an quick and easy read. I rated it three stars because it was a fun book to read, but it was not challenging and I prefer to read books with a plot.

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Summary: House On Mango Street Review
Review: "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros was a realistic, however plot-less story based upon independence, male domination, and perjudice. Cisneros brings problems faced by many women today, into a fictional story. Becuase this story is plottless, I would not recommend it to a suspence/action reader. But for those who can find the inner-meaning of the story, and be able to relate it to everyday life, it is wonderfully, and creativly done. I give this book an over-all 3-stars becuase it does make a point, and tackle controversial topics. However, it failed to entertain me.

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Summary: An Interesting Piece of Literature
Review: The House on Mango Street was interesting indeed. The book was written in a rare style, one that I have never seen before. The style in which it was written gave the book a slightly confusing plot, one with many twists and turns. I for one had trouble following it. Each separate story or chapter was very simple in itself, but as a whole picture, it was slightly more complex. In this book lay many hidden meanings and themes. You have to read with the right attitude to truly understand the concepts in which Cisneros writes about. I enjoyed quite a few of the stories, but as a whole novel, it was much less intriguing.

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Summary: Janel's Mango St. Review
Review: The house on Mango Street was a very well written book. The author, Sandra Cisneros, had a very unique style of writing. The story was unusual, in that Cisneros pieced together a "puzzle" instead of going along with a certain formula for the writing of the book. I thought that this "metophoric" writing style made Esperanza's aspirations much more interesting to learn about. My favorite analogy in the story was the comparison between Esperanza and the four skinny trees. "Four who do not belong here, but are here." (Cisneros, page 74) The author's technique, I thought, was amazing throughout the entire story. The way Sandra Cisneros cpativated the reader through her unique writing style was my personal favorite part of the story.
Janel

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Summary: "The House on Mango Street"; an odd, but good book.
Review: The story "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros is an odd, but good book. This book is written in a very different way. It is not written where there are chapters that describe an order of events. Instead this book contains many small chapters, or vignettes, that are a story in their own. They describe one subject and then the next chapter is something different. This confuses you a little, but by the end of the story everything starts fitting together. This makes it a very good book. While a person reads it they might get a little confused and not like the story, but by the end the reader will understand everything and will love this book.
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