Oranges are not the only Fruit - Jeanette Winterson

Valmont

This was a very interesting book for me, mainly because it seemed like a 'chick' book, which I usually wouldn't read (mainly because I think I'd miss out on something) but I really enjoyed it. It was funny, the pastor and his conversion van being my favourite. I also thought it was quite philosophical in its scope and the parallel anecdotes were interesting. An original little tale on the whole, anybody else like it?

Esmereldina

Valmont wrote:

This was a very interesting book for me, mainly because it seemed like a 'chick' book, which I usually wouldn't read (mainly because I think I'd miss out on something) but I really enjoyed it. It was funny, the pastor and his conversion van being my favourite. I also thought it was quite philosophical in its scope and the parallel anecdotes were interesting. An original little tale on the whole, anybody else like it?

Yep I really liked this too I read it a few years ago though, so as is usual with me, I don't remember too much about it I really like Jeannette Winterson's writing style though - it is a mixture of (kind of) magic realism and realism isn't it?
I read another of her more fantastical fairytale type books more recently and it didn't seem to work as well as Oranges though.

s&mbarbie

Read it a couple of months ago and enjoyed it...found The Passion a really good read too...