El arroyo de la Llorona y otros cuentos /Woman Hollering Creek (Paperback)

from quaintlittlehead

This book is the grown-up cousin of "The House on Mango Street," a bit darker and more scandalous. Because the stories do not all fit together into a single narrative, some shine brighter than othe...

from debnance

I loved The House on Mango Street and very much wanted to read more of this author. The quality of the stories varied wildly, from excellent to poor. Even the weakest stories, however, are very suc...

from msf59

I enjoyed her novel The House on Mango Street and really liked one of her poetry collections, so I was not surprised to see that she can write some fine short fiction, as well. Most of these storie...

from BookConcierge

I love Cisneros's writing. This is clearly poetic in nature, and there is really no plot. But she paints a vivid picture. This is a series of essays, set in the US and in Mexico. Cisneros uses a lo...

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Amazing. "And every bird in the universe chittering, jabbering, clucking, chirruping, squawking, gurgling, going crazy because God-bless-it another day has ended, as if it never had yesterday and n...