I read the book and hated it.
A friend of mine’s wife who is very liberal read it for her book club. She hated it and Piper.
Most of her friends in the book club are politically minded as she is. Most of them hated the book and Piper.
A book about a women's prison?
The book got so many great reviews, but I find a lot of fault with not only the author, but it’s depiction of a prison. There’s holiday contests, foot massages, pedicures, and birthday celebrations. There’s women helping each other all the time...that’s not really representative of what prison is like. Way too much effort and time seems to be spent writing about all the “good” in prison. We very rarely get to see the ugly side, which exists daily. Maybe the author chose to leave that out, but why?