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Summary: This Book is BAD
Review: Um... I did not like this book at all. I think this book is a chick book and has no plot whatsoever. This book is made up of chapters that are so short and are about the dumbest things on earth. "I made a friend, but she's only my friend until this Tues. Then I made two new friends which made the other friend mad so she is now not my friend. But it doesn't matter because she is leaving on Tues." What The Hell is that about????? This book is the most annoying, stupid, and pointless book I've ever read. I enjoyed Dr. Suess more than this book. that is all i have to say. sorry if i made anyone mad.
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Summary: House on Mango Street
Review: The House on Mango Street is refreshing because it is written from an innocent and childlike perspective. Some people feel that it is choppy, but I think she is just cutting out the stuff that she didn't feel really mattered and getting down to what did. I thought she was very descriptive and each scene could be imagined with little effort. Each situation she talks about brings you back to a place in time when a similar situation happened to you. The innocence is sometimes comical because most of us have long since forgotten to view situations from any other perspective than the mature adult. Also, the way each "chapter" was written, you could pick any one of them to read to the classroom, at any time and it would still make sense.You have that option in few books.I enjoyed it.
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Summary: Simply horrible
Review: The House On Mango Street has to be on of the worst books I have ever read. It was an assignment, so I didn't willingly put myself through the torture of reading it. My whole perception of the story is that Sandra Cisneros was trying to create a book that was original and that would glorify her career...I thought that the overly-metaphorical style was terrible and did not suite her well. I have a clear recollection of reading a, "fight scene," and laughing out loud when the children are sparring, "You're like cold frijoles," "You're like bare feet in september." Please.
I hated the book...but I sure did get many compliments on the parody I wrote.
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Summary: House on Mango Street
Review: What a disappointing selection for California's required Hispanic reading! This book is disjointed and written in such a juvenile manner that I thought originally throught it was just a very poor translation from the Spanish. While the concept is somewhat interesting, a Hispanic community in Chicago is harder for Californians to identify with. Why not a book about the Hispanic community ALL over Calfornia? More than the location though, I had trouble with the dull, repetitive tone of the book. What a snoozer!!
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Summary: Disappointed!
Review: The House on Mango Street was a book I read for one of my classes. The story is based on the life of a Hispanic girl. The story shares the disappointments she faced as she grew up in a difficult living environment.
One of the main reasons I struggled with the book is because I have no schema for this type of ethnic background. I feel that this book would be tough for a person to understand who wasn't of Hispanic background. Also it seemed like a poor representation of this culture. Growing up in an area where Hispanic people are not trusted or looked highly upon, I felt as if the book confirmed many of the misconceptions that people have formed of the Hispanic culture.
There was no main plot in the book. Each chapter seemed to take the book in a different direction. The reader is introduced to the different people that "Esperanza" the main character, interacts with in her everyday world.
The random people in each chapter also confuses the readers as they try to follow the characters in the book. The format of writing is similiar to a journal. This may appeal to young readers more than it did to me.
On the flip side the fact that the story is so realistic is very appealing. You can feel the struggles that "Esperanza" faces as she comes to terms with many issues that face teens as they are growing up.
I wouldn't recommend this book is for everyone but that it could be recommended to some young readers who may have the background needed for this book.
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Summary: the house on mango street
Review: Upon hearing "Mango Street", an image of lush green palm trees swaying in the cool night breeze enters your head. You can picture beautiful houses lining the streets. You can see children playing on the sidewalk; it is a place of freedom. You feel it is a place of beauty, a place where people love life. To Ezperanza, Mango Street is far from that.The House on Mango Street is a series of vignettes that somehow fit together to show us the life of Ezperanza Cordero. Through these vignettes, we watch her grow and mature. This book is about her life as a female living in a patriarchal society. It is also her as a child, trying to find people to listen to her, because what she thinks and feels is important to. At first, I didn't like this book, because I felt that it didn't really ft together that well, and I didn't find it that interesting. However, I decided to give it another chance because I rushed through the first read, and found that I saw the story in a different way. This time, I had paid attention to what the author was really saying, and it moved me so much. I could understand Ezperanza. I think that even though this book doesn't seem that intersting the first time, it would help if you gave it a second chance.
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Summary: A great book for young and old and women and men
Review: I was first REQUIRED to read this book in the 11th grade. As a socially acceptable male, I was at first aprehensive at reading a book that seemed geared towards women. I refused to like the book at first but when I realized that there was no way that I could push this book away as some typical forced reading for school, in some wierd and forgien way, I started to enjoy the tales that this book performed for me. The wonderfully crafted viginettes held my attention and putting the book down seemed next to imposibble. Many times I found myself entranced in the stories and never heard the bell ring to leave for the next class. Eventually the teacher would remind me that I had another class to attend so I kept the book open, glancing at it occasionally to loose as little reading time as possible as I forced my stuff into my backpack. This was then followed by me running into other students in the hall while my faced was burried in the pages of this beautifully crafted book. This is just a brief explination of how the humor and drama of "The House on Mango Street" affected me. I could go on for hours about this book but I would rather encourage you to have your own expereince with Sandra Cisneros. Don't be pushed away by the femininity of this book, but take it for what it is. It's a story, a great story, for anyone. Be it young or old or male or female, I can only hope that you can expereince Espiranza and her tale the way that I did. Today, long after my required reading was over, I still feel comfortable picking up this book whenever I feel the need to read.
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Summary: A fairytale of 20th century within satire, irony and paradox
Review: Nobody's wife, Nobody's mother. Such a kind declaration remind me of the author's identity. Anyone who want to read this book, please make have a chance
"Open Eye" .. of course this recommendation for the male like
me. Even though the form, and style of this book seems to be childlish, but what the author concentrates in this book
is really sad, mournful story,, but the author does not fall into depression, she is just, vivid and respectful survivor and declarer of our times.
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Summary: A must read
Review: The House on Mango Street is one of the best books I have read this year! I want to share it with every female I know-young and old. The author's figurative language makes you laugh aloud on one page and cry on the next. Don't miss this one.
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Summary: A short but poignant memoir...
Review: which successfully captures a small window in time for a poor Latino girl. The character "Esperanza" embodies the true feminist spirit, she's an inspiration to all young women! A delightful read leaving you wanting more...I look forward to reading more from the gifted Sandra Cisneros!
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