The House on Mango Street
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The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros

1983•Drama•132 pages

Taste attributes: dramateenfresh & originalwholesomerealisticsimpleenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of ageempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA small-scale, uncomplicated novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic, acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaTeenComing of ageEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentary

Subjects

Mexican AmericansGirlsShort storiesAdolescenceModern LiteratureSpanish language materialsHispanic AmericansAdolescent

Details

Author
Sandra Cisneros
Published
1983
Pages
132
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