Is Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1985) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 78 / 100 (WOKE-leaning (left-wing)). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Jeanette Winterson, 1985.
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Why: Queer coming-of-age; critiques religious fundamentalism
This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves.