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Title: Woman Hollering Creek : And Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros ISBN: 0-679-73856-8 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 03 March, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.32 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Poetically written exploration of women's experiences
Comment: This is the book which made me a feminist during my undergraduate years, and on which I subsequently wrote my senior English thesis. No author of short stories can turn a phrase the way Cisneros can, and her poetic evocations of different stages of life from young girl to mature young woman shed a multi-faceted light on Hispanic women's experiences in which every paragraph becomes thought-provoking.
In addition, read as a whole thematically, this anthology can be seen as similar to the sort of artistic coming-of-age novels such as Hermann Hesse's Peter Camenzind. The key turning point in this development may be the story "Little Miracles, Kept Promises," which is a series of letters left at the shrine of La Virgin de Guadelupe. This reveals the many layers of the shrine, which is the site of an old Aztec goddess with whom Cisneros identified, and who allows for a new revelation of feminine power in the Mexican heritage which comes out for the rest of the work.
However you choose to read it, this is a collection which will both delight and challenge all who come prepared.
Rating: 5
Summary: . These delicious, poetic stories are full of pain and joy.
Comment: Sandra Cisneros, the author of "Woman Hollering Creek" gives us a vibrant variety of stories which reveals some of the strength, true love, and wisdom within women. Cisneros, as a gifted writer and a storyteller, shares stories filled with moments of pain and joy. Women Hollering Creek, offers the life experiences of women who have lived both the Mexican and American life. These delicious, poetic stories bring alive beautiful characters (multifaceted women) who experience true life situations. Each character portrayed in this book, go throughout a catharsis full of pain, anguish, love, hope, and ecstasy. Cisneros is a brave author who shows a unique vision of a women's heart. Her wise work constructed by her poetic style, shows her power as a woman and a writer. In this book, she takes you down a river of sadness, with a long ribbon of laughter. An example of her style is this passage that captivated me, "Your eyes are beautiful, you said. You said they were the darkest eyes you'd ever seen and kissed each one as if they were capable of miracles. And after you left, I wanted to scoop them out with a spoon, place them on a plate under these blue blue skies, food for the blackbirds." It is very fortunate that I read this book, because it has given me so much inspiration. Cisneros as a Latina women, has inspired me (another Latino) to continue on my long journey of becoming a writer. Her beautiful prose gives the reader a sense of the world she brings alive. For example, "The laughing sound of the river and canals, and the high melancholy voice of the wind and the branches of the tall pine." I suggest that every writer should read this book. Another reason why I recommend this book is because it has shown me the astonishing perspective of a woman which no matter what, a man can not have. Me, as a man, would never experience what a women experiences. This book is very valuable to me, since it provides the opportunity to see the inner beauty and strength of a Latina women. A third reason why I recommend this book, is because it invites you to imagine and taste the Mexican culture through a woman's eyes. Woman Hollering Creek, served me especially and can be a great resource for others to learn about Mexican lifestyle. This book informed me more about that romantic, joyful, and traditional Mexican life. The rating I give this book is a ten, because it has helped me understand where women are coming from a little better. I have gained more respect for women who are writers because she gives her heart to her readers.
Rating: 1
Summary: You Will Like This Book, I Didn't...
Comment: You will like this book...
IF you watch Lifetime television.
IF you consider yourself "socially conscious" and are interested in the "chicana" cause.
IF you read books on "the female experience"
IF you have worn or do wear birkenstock sandals with socks.
You will not like this book...
IF you enjoy fine literature.
IF you have read and enjoyed anything by Nabokov or Joyce.
IF you have already suffered through House on Mango Street.
IF you don't enjoy encountering paragraphs like the following...
"Except it's not me who I want to kill. When the gravity of the planets is just right, it all tilts and upsets the visible balance. And that's when it wants to out from my eyes. That's when I get on the telephone, dangerous as a terrorist. There's nothing to do but let it come." (Cisneros, Woman Hollering Creek p.83)
I apologize if this offends any Cisneros fans, however, I must risk being impolite in order to save people the discomfort of reading this book.
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Title: The House on Mango Street by SANDRA CISNEROS ISBN: 0679734775 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 03 April, 1991 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Caramelo by SANDRA CISNEROS ISBN: 0679742581 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Loose Woman : Poems by Sandra Cisneros ISBN: 0679755276 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 14 March, 1995 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: My Wicked Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros ISBN: 0679418210 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 17 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: The House on Mango Street and Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (Cliffs Notes) by Mary Patterson Thornburg, Thomas Thornburg ISBN: 076458653X Publisher: Cliffs Notes Pub. Date: 14 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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