A wonderful, brief read that exudes so much with so few words.
Cisneros creates a quick, colorful atmosphere that makes the actions of the book, and Esperanza's experiences growing up on Mango Street easily accessible.
It's always thrilling to read a Latinx experience set in such lyrical, lovely lines.
The sharp insight of Cisneros' ideas is to be experienced between her short prose.
You can read it fast, but there is much there to take you beyond just a gathering of words.
I love Esperanza the same way I love Xiomara in my recent read of Elizabeth Acevedo's THE POET X.
They seem like distant cousins; given Cisneros general influence (it was published 34 years ago and considered a classic), one can't help but wonder about paths paved.
And I'm so glad they were, and continue to be.