Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Jeanette Winterson

224 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary emotional reflective medium-paced
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'Like most people I lived for a long time with my mother and father. My father liked to watch the wrestling, my mother liked to wrestle; it didn't matter what'This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elec...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 16,157 reviews

Moods

reflective: 75%

emotional: 67%

sad: 38%

funny: 35%

challenging: 29%

dark: 21%

hopeful: 15%

inspiring: 12%

tense: 12%

adventurous: 4%

informative: 4%

mysterious: 4%

lighthearted: 3%

relaxing: 1%

Pace

18% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
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medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

2% of readers chose Plot
15% of readers chose A mix
82% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

74% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
47% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

53% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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