Heather F. (AZmom875) - , reviewed on 7/31/2014 + 624 more book reviews

I love non fiction and it happened to me, stuff. My year as... a blank. So this book has been on my Dusty TBR pile for some time. Then I saw about 3 episodes of the Netflix show of the same title, somewhat based on this book.

If you are a huge fan of the show, you do know that it has graphic nudity, but it does a great job of telling some of the other inmates stories. So the writing on the show is good. Some of it does line up with the book. Crazy eyes makes a very small appearance in this book.

This book was obviously popular before the Netflix Show. I think that there are many reason why this book was so well received and later turned into a show. Piper is honest, and repentant, and forgiving, and scared. I think the book is different from the show, but equally as good.

If you are looking for scintillating T and A lesbian love stories, just stick to the show. The book covers more about the lives of hopeless women, and a system that is very flawed, not just corrupt, but flawed. She doesnt get preachy, but she does really see how much her choices have an effect on others.

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