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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

victorianicole's review

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challenging funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

elliemackechnie's review

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challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bassclarinet's review against another edition

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challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

melissacushman's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bethany_grace's review

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

i wish it had made me feel more. there was some beautiful prose but the fairytales often served to interrupt the action and the most interesting parts of the plot were told to have happened, not shown.

degrave's review against another edition

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5.0

brilliant - v cathartic, reminiscent of my fundamentalist up-bringing

n_samaey's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

elle_esse_di's review

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emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

emirosea's review against another edition

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3.0

i genuinely don’t know what was going on half the time but then she would say something so poignant that would hit me directly in the chest? i don’t know man i’m confused and changed !!!

navgarcha's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75