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Books like Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

12 books with a reading profile close to Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson. Inward-looking and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

1

My Body

by Emily Ratajkowski

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In this collection of personal essays, Emily Ratajkowski examines the commodification of female beauty through her career as a high-fashion model and actress.
2

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

by Jeanette Winterson

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Jeanette Winterson’s memoir returns to her upbringing in a strict Pentecostal household in Northern England, expanding on the lived reality behind her debut novel.
3

Happening

by Annie Ernaux

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In 1963, when abortion remained illegal in France, Annie Ernaux, then a university student, discovered she was pregnant.
4

The End of Eddy

by Édouard Louis

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Eddy Bellegueule grows up in a poor village in northern France, in a family where men are expected to be tough and unemployment and alcohol are common.
5

M Train

by Patti Smith

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In this memoir, Patti Smith tracks her daily routines, centered on her singular habit of visiting the same Greenwich Village café to drink black coffee and write.
6

Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love

by Dani Shapiro

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In 2016, Dani Shapiro submitted a DNA kit for analysis, expecting to confirm her Ashkenazi Jewish heritage.
7

Everything Sad Is Untrue

by Daniel Nayeri

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · memoir, narrative

Khosrou, called Daniel, is a twelve-year-old Iranian refugee living in a small town in Oklahoma.
8

This Boy's Life

by Tobias Wolff

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Tobias Wolff’s memoir recounts his nomadic upbringing in the 1950s as he travels across the United States with his divorced mother to escape an abusive boyfriend.
9

Paula

by Isabel Allende

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Isabel Allende began writing this chronicle in 1991 while sitting bedside in a Spanish hospital where her daughter, Paula, lay in a porphyria-induced coma.
10

Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations

by Mira Jacob

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

In this graphic memoir, Mira Jacob documents a series of difficult discussions with her young son, her husband, and her extended family.
11

When All Is Said

by Anne Griffin

Also inward-looking and thought-provoking · memoir, narrative

Maurice Hannigan, an elderly Irish farmer, sits in a pub in a small town one evening and orders five drinks, one for each person who has been important in his life.
12

Chronicles, Volume One

by Bob Dylan

Also inward-looking · memoir, narrative

Bob Dylan sidesteps the traditional chronological life story to focus on three specific periods of his career: his 1961 arrival in Greenwich Village, the 1970 recording sessions for New Morning, and the 1989 production…

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