La casa en Mango Street

I'm reviewing this as an English speaker who approached this work as a chance to test my Spanish skills.

Frankly, I found the book delightfully interesting. The translation was, for the most part, easily readable, and the stories themselves were very memorable. I am confident that I missed much of context, and intend to read the work in English soon, but the translation wasn't especially complex.

En este libro Esperanza Cordero relata su vida en la calle Mango donde ella vive con su hermana Nenny. En este lugar Esperanzo encontra muchas personas, muy interessantes y muy diversas. Por ejemplo hay Cathy, una chica mas rica. Tambien Esperanza and Nenny encontran Lucy y Rachel, dos hermanas. Ellas se hacen amigas y tienen muchas aventuras. L'historia esta bien escrita y conmovedora.Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories

I read this book for my intermediate Spanish class, and I found it to be a wonderful challenge because it expanded my vocabulary and helped me uncover the different ways things can be taken in Spanish. I liked how poetic the book is, though it was a bit confusing at times. It gives great insight into the issues faced by women and the lower classes. It's especially a great novel for those who are from Chciago!

Leí este libro por mi clase de español y fue un gran desaño porque mi vocabulario aumentó y discubrí modas diferentes usar las palabras y las frases en español. Me gusta la carácter poética del libro, aunque algunos partes están confusos. Lo da buen perspicacia en las cuestiónes de las mujeres y las pobres. Especialmente, este libro es fantástico spor las personas son de Chicago.

I was very happy to find this fine reading of this work on Amazon. Now I will be able to use it in my Spanish classes! as you know, the novel is wonderful, and the translation and reading are excellent. I am glad it was available. Now -when is some publisher going to do "Y no se lo tragó la tierra"??


un saludo desde la frontera

ramito

I recommend reading this book in English. Because the author uses some Spanish or Spanglish in the original version, the Spanish translation is hard to understand at times.