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Summary: true to the heart
Review: Cisneros wonderfully takes her life and tears bits and pieces of it to sum it all together. Beautifully written.
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Summary: It's too confusing!!!!
Review: The House on Mango Streetwas one of the books I had to read over the summer. I wish my high school had better taste. I'm a fast reader and it took my 2 days to finish the book because I simply could not read this book in one sitting (and that'sa shame at 110 pages). The book was hard to swallow. All the really short stories were confusing, as if Esperanza had about three thousand mood swings. None of them had any connection unless you count the fact that they revolved aroud the world of the same person. I usually like reading between the lines but doing it in this book is like plulling teeth out. If you like reading between the lines, go read a book like The Thorn Birds.
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Summary: Excellent symbolism, but less character enhancement.
Review: "THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET" by Sandra Cisneros showed the other side of life, although most of the characters were poor they were certainly rich in spirit. A few of my advisers say that the book allowed them to have a new outlook on life more likely a different perspective. This novel certainly had excellent symbolism but it dragged the idea of of description. It placed way too much adjectives on one idea or character which killed the whole "seeing through the eyes of an innocent girl.
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Summary: she was not afraid to do a book about her life & thats hard
Review: this book was really good becase it showed that you can get out of the bad if you really wanted too and that dreams can come true.
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Summary: Not great, but OK
Review: This book is an alright read if you want to take a look at a different segement of society.
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Summary: Why would you read this?
Review: This book is not something you should read if you feel like staying awake. The books chapters are not easy to understand, and when you finish a page chapter you find yourself wondering what you just read. My advice, save your money!!
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Summary: a book worth reading........
Review: the house on mango street, by sandra cisneros, is a truly charming book. the author weaves the reader into a tapestry of powerful vignettes, each with a hidden message that only can be uncovered by the reader, if they are willing. i was so overcome by the power of this book that i wrote an essay about it for a previous english class of mine. my teacher not only appreciated the essay, but also the book. she was the one who recommended the book, and i'm glad she did. without a doubt, if you're looking for a book this summer that will enlighten your mind and spirit, the house on mango street is it.
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Summary: What was she thinking!?!
Review: This book was forced on me as summer reading. For the constraints of space, I'll list my complaints:1) Exceedingly dull. 2) There may have been symbolism, but it was buried. 3) Plot less, theme less. 4) Can't decide between poetry and prose. 5) I don't care in the least.
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Summary: Short and Strange
Review: As part of summer reading I was forced to read this book. I really wonder why. It was poorly written, first of all. The little mini-chapters leave you confused. I expected this to be a sort of fictional account of this girls life as told by her. Instead, I am reading 2 page short stories that sometimes make no sense. Many of these stories have really no relation to any storyline whatsoever. I can see that this book was written to inspire, but it really left me with a bad taste in my mouth. I am usually an avid reader. I read at least 40 pages a day, usually more. Yet this 110 page mini-novel was so terrible that I had trouble reading 10 a day. I literally had to force myself to bucke down and read this thing. It ended up taking me more than a week to read 110 measley pages that I expected to finish in 2 days. In closing, of all the books I've read this summer (I am reading Clan of the Cave Bear now, and even that is better than this), this is the worst.
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Summary: There Was No Story
Review: This would've been better if there was actually a story, rather than blurbs of information. Not a bad book, but there are certainly better ones. Excellent symbolism! Overall, this book is a B- or a C+.
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