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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

3.72 AVERAGE

clrwbr's review against another edition

5.0

reflective

yeah…yeah. yeah. you know. I know.

moncoinlecture's review against another edition

3.0

Mon avis sur le blog:
http://moncoinlecture.com/2017/04/oranges-are-not-the-only-fruit-jeanette-winterson/

17seanliddy's review

4.0

dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lost me at some points, but the last 30 pages or so are incredible

kaleoverload's review

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ursineultra's review against another edition

4.0

A 4.5/5 really.

xtinamariet's review against another edition

2.0

There was a lot that could have been compelling about this book. The author clearly has familiarity with a fundamental religious community, the details of the story are specific and rich. But I couldn't connect with the main character or her emotions, and the interludes about knights and wizards seemed pointless to me. It's a very short book, and it took me a long time to finish it.

deadlykillerspindlyfish's review

4.25

emotional medium-paced

subdue_provide75's review against another edition

1.75

Eh. Except for The Passion, which I read in college, Winterson has felt dated and disappointing to me.

marsbooks3's review

3.75

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

shayla_adams's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really loved this book. There are definitely some issues. I think that some of the fairytales interjected throughout the book can make the story disjointed. There’s also a chapter in the book that felt like more like the author thoughts than Jeanette’s. There were a couple funny moments in this the book that made me laugh. I loved Jeanette’s character growth. She became more confident and stood up for herself. This book is really relatable even if you didn’t grow up in an extremely religious family like Jeanette. The ending was also really relatable and realistic in terms of mother daughter relationships.

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