Rita Mae Brown
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 246 pages Rating: 3.91 | 31135 Users | 1223 Reviews
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| Title | : | Rubyfruit Jungle |
| Author | : | Rita Mae Brown |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | October 1980 by Bantam Books (first published 1973) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. LGBT. GLBT. Queer. Classics. Lesbian |
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I read this book the year it was published. I was a young woman of 21, and it was during a time when it was still considered shocking, by most of mainstream straight America,to be gay. My sister had recently come out to me, and my head was spinning. We were very close, and she was much older. Her "roommate" of many years was not just a roommate any more. I wasn't sure what to think or feel. In short, I was confused as hell.This book was a good antidote. Hilariously written, human, sexual, occasionally profane: it's hard to be a homophobe when you're laughing that hard.
Later that year,while Anita Bryant was still trying to "save our children" by getting gays and lesbians banned from any job involving children on the no-facts-involved notion that they would molest them, I went to my first Pride march in my sister's place. (She was a pediatric nurse, and terrified lest she lose her position; she is retired now). My mother turned on the evening news to see a close-up of a very young version of me, clad in a halter top and carrying a sign, chanting "Three, five, seven, nine, lesbians are MIGHTY FINE!"
Things are different now, and more people are probably open to reading a book like this, even when there are no humming-wire family issues involved. It did me a world of good. If you are lesbian, are in favor of gay rights but aren't sure if you are comfortable about actual lesbians--a lot of people have told me this over the years: 'it's a private matter, but I don't want to hear about it'-- or if you are not easily offended and just want to laugh, and laugh, and laugh, get this book. Read it now.
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| Original Title: | Rubyfruit Jungle |
| ISBN: | 0553146963 (ISBN13: 9780553146967) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Florida(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Lee Lynch Classic Book Award |
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Ratings: 3.91 From 31135 Users | 1223 ReviewsCrit Containing Books Rubyfruit Jungle
It always amazes me how much you can gain even from the smallest book if it is written right.I am not exactly predestined to make profound statements here. Compared to the main character I have the wrong sex and am in the wrong age. I also live in the wrong country, at the wrong time, and was not brought up by foster parents. Over and above Im heterosexual. So what attracts me to Molly Bolt so much? Why can I identify with her? I guess its her individuality, her unique character, the swimmingI read this book by accident. Literally and metaphorically, as was trapped in a foreign hospital without anything to read. After pleading with anyone who'd listen (in bad German), one of the nurses said she had one English book at home and this is what she brought me.By the look of the 70s cover and dreadful blurb making it out to be some sort of erotic lesbo fiction, it didn't look like the sort of book I'd choose for company over Christmas. It just shows you shouldn't judge a book by its
The first few chapters I was laughing so much I was for sure I would be giving this book a high rating. It was a good book that I had not heard of before, thanks library book club. Molly Bolt is an steadfast character and while she just might be Brown living out her younger years, it wasn't the greatest, but still an enjoyable read.
Hmm.Things I liked about this book:1) The way that Molly described her mother's politics as "to the right of Genghis Khan." That is perhaps the best line I have read, ever. Which is important because I generally think that this book was terribly written, and that the dialogue wasn't realistic at all.2) How anti-marriage and anti-having children this book is. Because I'm an asshole who doesn't want to get married or have kids.3) The fact that Molly didn't graduate from college and become wildly
3.5/5This was kind of a strange book? Also the plot is a bit nonexistent. If anything, Rubyfruit Jungle is a character study more than a plot-based novel. Sure our main character, Molly, goes through life, but the action doesn't ever culminate in something that really felt like an ending. Molly's story was not complete and left off on a pretty hopeless note. There was a lot of this book that I enjoyed. The humor fell short for me on more than one occasion though. I liked seeing Molly's journey
See more of my reviews on my blog the Book DeviantI honestly don't know what to say about this book. Rubyfruit Jungle began in a way that I knew I would ultimately love. Molly, the protagonist, told stories about her childhood, which were hilarious, and I just couldn't get over how strong of a character and woman Molly was. As she grew older, Molly retained her fiery personality, no matter how her family reacted towards her. And, considering how much her adoptive mother hated her, I was
I was quite disappointed in this. It was the first lesbian classic that I didn't love. First of all she didn't end up "happy". She was alone and had a qualification in an industry which was too sexist to let her get a job in her field. That's not a happy ending. The thing that I love best about the old pulps are that they are so breathtakingly and heartbreakingly honest. The emotions in them are so raw. This just felt cold and artificial. She moved from one stage of her life to the other and
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