A review by catherine_mack
Orange it the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman

4.0

I've watched the TV series, but wanted to read the real story. While less 'dramatic' in the entertainment sense of the word, Piper Kerman's book reveals a clearer picture of incarceration - the humanity and inhumanity of it. I enjoyed her narrative voice and the perspective she adopted in writing this - it was always fair and respectful of the circumstances under which each person mentioned was existing.
We purchased this to add to our high school biography section, and I can't wait to hear what some of the students think of her story.