Piper Kerman, much like Piper Chapman in the very popular Netflix series, Orange is the New Black, was sentenced to 15 months in prison on a charge that was a decade old. There are a few similarities between the book and the series, but only a few. Kerman chose to write with honesty, then produce a TV show somewhat based upon the novel, but that included many of the things that she was afraid would happen but never did.
Do not shy away from the book just because you have binge watched each episode of all three seasons several times. You will not simply hear the same story over again. You will hear the story from a real angle. You will understand many of the issues with today’s prison system in America, and you will be able to better apply that to the social commentary made in the show. Read this book, then binge watch all three seasons a few more times. Why not? You deserve it. You read a book today.
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