A review by eggjen
Orange Is the New Black: My Year In a Women's Prison by Piper Kerman

4.0

I thought this book was really interesting and well written. Being able to get that "fly on a wall" look at life inside a prison for a year - and even a couple of different types of prisons - was kind of cool. Kerman serves as a great narrator for this book as she seems like someone who gets along with pretty much anyone. She befriends a lot of different people and also makes for a narrator that is easy to relate to.

I also like that she takes the time to talk about all the times in her life that she could have asked for help or done something different - and the choices that she has made that brought her to her situation. It is the kind of book that you can learn a lot from without feeling like you are being preached at or lectured. Well written, interesting and easy to read - can't ask for much more than that!