Coming of age in Samoa vs The House on Mango Street: Which Should You Read?

Coming of age in Samoa Margaret Mead · 1924 ★★★★☆ 3.6 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate

The classic anthropological study describes what it was like in the 1920s for girls growing up in the culture of the Samoan Islands, offering provocative insights into such topics as childhood, gender roles, and culture.

The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros · 1983 ★★★★☆ 3.9 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate

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…