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Rubyfruit Jungle
Rubyfruit Jungle
Author: Rita Mae Brown
Born a bastard, Molly Bolt is adopted by a dirt-poor Southern couple who want something better for their daughter. Molly plays doctor with the boys, beats up Leroy the tub and loses her virginity to her girlfriend in sixth grade. As she grows to realize she's different, Molly decides not to apologize for that. In no time she mesmerizes the h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780553227925
ISBN-10: 0553227920
Publication Date: 1980
Pages: 246
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Bantam Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 0
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Helpful Score: 5
This book is required reading for all lesbians. Rita Mae is a fabulous author and I dearly loved this book.
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Helpful Score: 4
Brilliantly written, hilariously funny yet tragic at times. A super read!
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Helpful Score: 3
The protagonist has a courageous spirit despite personal obstacles stemmming from birth, socioeconomics, and sexual orientation. Empowering book for females.
majorphilosopher avatar reviewed Rubyfruit Jungle on + 20 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
This book is what I like to call "extreme fiction", meaning it's highly unrealistic in its story and characters. I usually stop reading this type of fiction once I realize what it is but this novel was amusing and entertaining. I actually laughed out loud a few times. However, I have a few criticisms. The dialogue between characters is not the way anyone anywhere talks to each other, regardless of age or time period. The narrator contradicts her own statements by her actions and seems to lack emotion in situations that would be crushing. The ease with which the narrator meets all these lesbians seems to be way too far-fetched for the time period (50s/60s). Lastly, I didn't really have a that great a sense of Molly's personality, she seemed sweet at times and downright mean at others. She was supposedly a genius but didn't make genius choices. But overall, enjoyable book.
bast3 avatar reviewed Rubyfruit Jungle on + 44 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Love this one. It has been part of my collection for many years but I have decided to set it free.
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I was very impressed with this novel. It was a wonderful and inspiring story that makes you grow attached to the main character and saddens you when the book ends. A fun, fast read.
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I really enjoyed this book.
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Only one of Rita Mae's books I didn't like or even finish.
urrican avatar reviewed Rubyfruit Jungle on + 62 more book reviews
Bittersweet growing-up and coming-out story of poor white girl in Florida who is smarter than most people, and, luckily, most determined of all. Fighting barriers of class and gender (even before anyone knows she's lesbian) gutsy character Molly Bolt Survives on the street and excels in everything she does. But the world still wants her as a secretary or a sextoy. This now-classic 1973 gem was just the start of a long and terrific writing career for Rita Mae Brown that continues to this day.

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