Orange is the New Black
Piper Kerman




                             Orange is the new black is a true memoir about Piper Kerman, a woman who carried a suitcase full of drug money in her youth and is sentenced to 15 months in prison for it 10 years later. It has a popular T.V show based on the book, however it is loosely based, considering the show is a comedy full of lesbian sex. (Which believe it or not, that's not actually what a woman's prison is like.)


                              I found the book very insightful to the American penal system and how unhelpful to the prisoner it actually is. There are is no help on reentry, and the punishment really doesn't teach anyone the consequences of thier actions. All the women Piper meets are unique in their own ways. Some make you cry when they leave, and others just make you laugh. The book really shows how female bonding is the only way any of these women survive the hardships of prison. (i'm not sympathizing with prisoners, they are there for a reason.)

                      The book is a bit slow and hard to get through at times, but other than that the book is a very insightful story. Overall I give it a 7/10, which is pretty good considering I am not a big nonfiction fan.

                    Thank you for reading another one of my reviews and I will see you soon with another.