Jeanette Winterson

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Review — Is It Worth Reading?

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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson book cover

Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: A sharp, funny, genuinely strange coming-of-age novel about a girl raised for the pulpit who falls for another girl, held back for a sizeable minority of readers by the fable interludes that break up the story. Best for: Readers who want a short literary classic with a lesbian heart … Read more

Written on the Body Review — Is It Worth Reading?

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Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson book cover

Updated on October 9, 2026 Verdict: One of the most quoted love stories in queer literature, with prose readers annotate by the page, undercut by a self-absorbed narrator and a deliberately unresolved ending that romance readers need to know about going in. Best for: Readers who read for sentences, who want obsessive, grief-soaked love written … Read more