I borrowed this book from the library expecting it to be a good read, considering the fact that so many people found it unique and everything. But I found it a little bit too unique; I didn't really understand anything. Each chapter was really short and was about something completely different from the others, and it was just confusing to me. If you want a good, real story about a young girl's coming of age, read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith instead. "The House on Mango Street" was boring.