Orange Is the New BlackOrange Is the New Black
Score Modern
What it's about
Ten years after she carried a suitcase of drug money, Piper Kerman, now with a career and a loving family, is sentenced to fifteen months in a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut.
Why it's worth reading
It spent 55 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It's a compelling, often funny and compassionate portrait of life inside a women's prison.
You'll love it if you liked
Educated: A Memoir
The Glass Castle
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and RedemptionGood to know
It's a memoir.
By the numbers
- Readers3 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller57 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #278 of the 290 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #1495 of the 1,647 modern books we rank
- #2803 of the 3,056 books we rank
Why it made the list
Reads as
True story
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Is Orange Is the New Black worth reading?
Yes. It spent 55 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #2,803 of the 3,056 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 56.8 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is Orange Is the New Black about?
Ten years after she carried a suitcase of drug money, Piper Kerman, now with a career and a loving family, is sentenced to fifteen months in a federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut.
How long does it take to read Orange Is the New Black?
About 8 hours (320 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after Orange Is the New Black?
If you liked it, try Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls or Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson.