Marge Piercy vs The House on Mango Street: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mexican Americans, Open_syllabus_project, Fiction
Marge Piercy
Onetime college girl, loving mother, pickpocket, and unmarried mourning wife Consuelo Ramos, imprisoned in a New York mental hospital for assaulting a pimp, hovers between a future of life dominant and an endless…
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The House on Mango Street
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…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The House on Mango Street is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Marge Piercy.
- The House on Mango Street has the widest readership — 968 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Marge Piercy | The House on Mango Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.6 (291) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (968) |
Reception
| Marge Piercy | The House on Mango Street | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 968 |
| Editions | 24 | 48 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2043 | 9499 |
| Pages | 381 | 144 |