Purchased at Salvation Army located in St. Petersburg, Florida. I snatched it up because I had heard great things about this author, and I knew it was one of the 1001 Books
You Must Read Before You Die. It made the trek up here to Minneapolis with me.

From GoodReads.com:

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.

This had its moments... but for the most part I never really fully connected with it, and it did not have much of an impact on me. I think the writing style is what did it. It's not what I would call cohesive; it's linear but there are chunks of time missing between each chapter, often with no detail about how you got from point A to point B. There are also numerous tangents, some interesting and some not, and little fables scattered throughout the story. I'm sure they were related somehow, but since I wasn't really into the book I couldn't summon the energy to figure it out.

In summation - liked it, didn't love it. I can see its value and can understand why it would be included on the 1001 list, but it wasn't for me. Would probably pick up another Winterson if I were to come across it, particularly since I know there are several more on the 1001 list, but am not going to be seeking them out.

Bringing to today's Twin Cities meetup.

I didn't have a chance to read it. Sorry!

I am leaving this book on the shelf. This is an official book crossing zone.