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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Vintage; 1st Vintage contemporaries ed edition (March 3, 1992)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0679738568
  • ISBN-13: 978-0679738565
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars. These delicious, poetic stories are full of pain and joy.
By A Customer on October 19, 1999
Format: Paperback
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.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsPoetically written exploration of women's experiences
By studentofislamichistory on June 10, 2002
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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.
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4.0 out of 5 starsShort stories that sparkle
By arye orona on October 31, 2001
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Woman Hollering Creek is a powerful collection of short stories from Sandra Cisneros. One of the main strengths of her writing is her ability to make her characters (especially her first person narrators) very accessable. She is able to get into the minds of, and portray, many of her characters in a very lifelike way. She seems especially adept at dealing with the children in her stories. For instance, the story "Eleven" (one of the many gems in this collection) is the account of a little girl on her eleventh birthday. It deals with helplessness of a child in the face of an authoritive adult. It also looks at a childs preoccupation with the opinion of his/her peers. Cisneros manages the tale in such a way that it seems inevitable that the reader will identify with the girl. That, in itself, is a sort of mastery of craft.
These stories range from impressionistic, two-page shorts that read like poems, to longer, more detailed accounts of relationships. As with any collection of short stories, there are those that are more successful than others (in other words those that you'll relate to better than others). However, all of the tales have a sort of vivid life to them; and, in all, I think that this is a very well rounded collection.
Perhaps the only real point of difficulty that readers may face in this collection is Cisneros' use of spanish phrases throughout the book. However, don't let such things discourage you. Many of these phrases can be understood within the context in which they are written (so they aren't too much of a stumbling block). Also, these stories are too good to let a few words discourage you from reading this book. I would recomend this book to anybody who is interested in the struggles of childhood (especially that of minority children), as well as the pains and pleasures of intimate relationships. I would also recomend this book to lovers of good, colorful short stories.
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4.0 out of 5 starsMostly Good Moments, and A Few Great Ones
By Oddsfish VINE VOICE on May 16, 2005
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I'll echo other Amazon reviewers in saying that Cisneros has a truly unique voice. Even when her ultimate point is to say things that we've heard over and over again (and often need to hear even more), she conveys her message by saying old things in unique, truly striking ways. Cisneros actually finds images that have never been used before ("houses the color of bad weather"), and even in in the weaker stories, there is always this pure voice that is a constant joy to encounter.

The stories themselves vary widely in style. There are the short, impressionistic, plotless, poetic ones (that are sometimes my favorites) like "Eleven," "Salvador Late or Early," and "Tin Tan Tan." Then, there are the longer ones that draw so strongly on the author's heritage. The title story and in "Little Miracles, Kept Promises" are particularly strong.

Overall, this is well worth a read. As the other reviewers suggest, it may be of most interest to those drawn to feminist writing and to Chicana writings, but those readers are, by no means, the only ones who can enjoy this. The stories of Woman Hollering Creek should also be of interest to those who simply love good writing.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsCisneros is wonderful.

This is a highly polished set of monologues and stories, well worth a Sunday afternoon.

Published 12 hours ago by pomogirl
5.0 out of 5 starsFantastic Read

Creative and insightful. A great collection of fictional short stories that capture Chicana culture.

Published 1 month ago by M. I. Kallich
5.0 out of 5 starsRequired reading for Chican@s and those who want to get to know them

Sandra Cisneros should be required reading for every high school student.
She should also be required reading for every Chican@ and Mexican-American. Read more

Published 1 month ago by DosAguilas
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Like other books by Cisneros, this one is filled with beautiful images and complex characters.

Published 1 month ago by Allison Finn
5.0 out of 5 starsHermosa Tejas

Wow. Sandra explains loneliness, heartbreak, desperation, anger, love, just those emotions no one likes to talk about, in such a beautiful way. Read more

Published 2 months ago by Ashley
4.0 out of 5 starsLong Review If You Want To Know A Lot

Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories by Sandra Cisneros is a collection of short stories about young girls and women growing-up. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Erin Orr
4.0 out of 5 starsGood Choice for High School Readers

Woman Hollering Creek is a book that is completely composed of short stories and that is told through a cultural point of view, which is Latino/Mexican. Read more

Published 3 months ago by Demetrius T
5.0 out of 5 starsLoved it

I love this book. Truly a feminist novel with complex and interesting characters. I recommend this book to every woman. Great writing that you will be quoting forever!

Published 3 months ago by Cassandra Rivera
5.0 out of 5 starsQue viva Cisneros!

Genius. Simply Genius. Cisneros is a brilliant writer and transmits herself in a myriad a ways through the book's characters.

Published 5 months ago by Giovanni Hortua
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

good book

Published 7 months ago by Norma R. Trejo

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