Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (Winterson, Jeanette)
Jeanette is a bright and rebellious orphan who is adopted into an evangelical household in the dour, industrial North of England and finds herself embroidering grim religious mottoes and shaking her little tambourine for Jesus. But as this budding missionary comes of age, and comes to terms with her unorthodox sexuality, the peculiar balance of her God-fearing household dissolves. Jeanette’s insistence on listening to truths of her own heart and mind—and on reporting them with wit and passion—makes for an unforgettable chronicle of an eccentric, moving passage into adulthood.
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Such a beautiful rendition of true human life, the ups the downs the struggle for self identity with such a lovely vocabulary making it relatable and relatively light
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"But on wild nights who can call you home?"
"Only the one who knows your name."
This was a beautifully written, albeit confusing at times, book. The switch between narration and story telling was not always seamless but the overarching themes met with fantastically illustrated overtones of family and love really drew me in. A wonderfully presented perspective on being gay/lesbian in a religious upbringing and I can't recommend it enough.
"Only the one who knows your name."
This was a beautifully written, albeit confusing at times, book. The switch between narration and story telling was not always seamless but the overarching themes met with fantastically illustrated overtones of family and love really drew me in. A wonderfully presented perspective on being gay/lesbian in a religious upbringing and I can't recommend it enough.
This was a very interesting read. Normally I am not drawn to books with religious themes but I thoroughly enjoyed the way that this book was written. I enjoyed seeing the church through the eyes of Jeannette and watching how her understanding of the way the world worked changed. Every character was interesting to read about in this book and they were all fleshed out very well, even if they certainly all weren't likable. A solid four stars. I took away a star because the bits about Arthurian legend in the book were hard and boring to get through to me and while it was a good book I would not reread it. The characters made me too mad and I wished that Jeannette would have yelled at her mom and stood up to her at any point throughout the story.
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