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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
by Jeanette Winterson
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Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN13: 9780802135162
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Winner of the Whitbread Prize for best first fiction, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a coming-out novel from Winterson, the acclaimed author of The Passion and Sexing the Cherry. The narrator, Jeanette, cuts her teeth on the knowledge that she is one of God’s elect, but as this budding evangelical comes of age, and comes to terms with her preference for her own sex, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household crumbles.
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| I didn't like it... |
| Customer Rating: 1 out of 5 |
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I was disappointed with this book. It was confusing and annoying to me. The first half didn't seem to have much relevence to the rest of the book, and a lot the stories thrown in between the chapters seemed like they didn't belong in the book at all. Some of them made no sense to me.
I thought the characters were too shallow, and the main character hardly seemed to convey any emotion at all. I couldn't even tell how she felt about any of the experiences she went through, and the author didn't go into enough detail about important parts of the story. The more I read of this book, I felt lost and confused. Some of the minor characters had nearly no description of who they are in the book. By the time I got to the later half of the book, I couldn't remember who some of the characters were because there was almost no information given about them in the earlier chapters they appeared in.
Also, I felt like the main character was too detached in her relationships. To me, it was as if the women she supposedly loved didn't matter very much to her or make a lasting impact on her life. I also thought the book would be more about her relationships than it turned out to be, but those parts of the story didn't last long. I had hoped this book would be different, as I have read a lot of other books that also lacked depth and emotion.
Maybe this book is meaningful to some readers, but it wasn't one I enjoyed reading. I couldn't relate to any of the characters, and by the time I got to the end of the book, I felt irritated by them. It's not that I think it's a badly written book, but it wasn't what I had been hoping for.
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| Juicy Fruit |
| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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This is my favorite book by this author. The innocence and coming-of-age aspect makes the main character fully sympathetic and compelling. The conflict with her religious upbringing is well-crafted. And Winterson's prose, as always, is delicious. Makes me proud to be a lesbian.Verge
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| Pretty good. |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I definitely think this is a good read but it wasn't as enthralling as other autobiographical/memoirs of homosexuality from what I could tell. It seems she pulled a lot from her life, but it's still fiction.
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| Coming of Age Story |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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I was introduced to this wonderful book through my Brit Lit class. Winterson does an excellent job engaging the audience through her coming-of-age-novel. Not only is her novel about the struggles of homosexuality, loss of religion, and trying to find out where one fits in the world, but it is also about power struggles in relationships. Winterson weaves her semi-autobiographical novel with short fairy tales that delves deep into the psych.
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| Very different but very interesting and quite good |
| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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This book was part of an extracurricular reading assignment for a college-related book club led by an English prof. Regardless of the opinions of the 20 participants when they entered the class, when the 90 minute class ended, the majority agreed they liked it and found it quirky but quite good. I would recommend it for the experienced reader and I DO plan to read other works by the same author.
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