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surlygrrrl's review
2.0
A few of RMBs books became favorites when I read them years ago (Bingo, Six of One, Rubyfruit Jungle). I realized recently that I hadn't read one of her books since Venus Envy, so I decided to remedy that & chose this one off the library shelf. What a huge disappointment! I'm sorry I even bothered.
bookbooger's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I love Rubyfruit Jungle, so I wanted to like this book. It was so meh that it massively wrecked my reading streak. This book is like trying to pull a story out of an old relative who keeps getting side-tracked and shares random, unrelated updates about everyone in the town you grew up in. The core of the story was, at some points, interesting. But the delivery was meandering, long-winded, and sporadic. I don’t need to be reminded every five pages about how beautiful the protagonist is—get back to the story!
emsim's review
LOTS of fatphobia. The "southern charm" is actually just rich white people in Virginia bragging about how they're colonizers and better than everyone.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
jodi_b's review
3.0
While reading this book, I kept thinking "have I read this before". Or maybe I just read a later novel about the same character. It is the typical Rita Mae Brown novel. A beautiful lesbian in Virginia, vivid characters, and an interesting story.
venusenvy's review
lighthearted
2.0
I’m a Rita Mae Brown devotee, but this has been my least favorite I’ve read. It has the array of funny Southern characters and the raunchiness typical of Brown’s novels, but I found this story less compelling than others. I’m sure I’ll return to it and maybe it will grow on me — but it’s not an instant favorite.
emilia_18's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lauriebuchanan's review
3.0
Unlike the rest of Rita Mae Brown's work, this book had a disappointingly weak ending.
cdbellomy's review
2.0
I loved Six of One, which I read a million years ago, so I expected to love this too. There are moments of humor, but there is way too much preaching/telling me how to feel.
kat2112's review
1.0
This was the beginning of the end for me and Rita. Painful to read, unsympathetic characters.
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