Reviews

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

alemmora's review against another edition

5.0

truly glorious.
so much more than a coming out novel. molly bolt may just be my new idol? i want to be her and be with her?

togidemi's review against another edition

4.0

technically a 3.5 that i'm just bumping up because i had fun and the homophobia hit too close to home sometimes

Whole book's basically a journey through the life and various sexcapades of Molly Bolt, lesbian Mary Sue. Comes across as kind of episodic given that each lover kind of just comes (lol) and goes without all that much complexity. Also, it was a product of its time, so wow is a lot of the stuff in this book dated and Problematic™. (Imagine chatting with a 16-year-old on the sexual merits of incest. YEAH.) (HAHA SPEAKING OF INCEST. YEAH. Y'ALL JUST NEED TO FIND OUT.) Nevertheless, it was still an engaging story and although it did make me grateful how much we've grown on the queer front, oh boy plenty of the homophobia is still relevant to THIS day, almost half a century later. Also, lesbians being lesbians. Lots of it, in this book. That alone earns points for me.

katie19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

littleoldrachel's review against another edition

funny hopeful sad

3.5

megan_doyle's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

readingbrb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, and Incest

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Ableism, Fatphobia, and Racism

Minor: Toxic relationship

brihoneycutt's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Personally,  I loved this book. The main character is so cool and witty. However, did not like the incest suggestion :(

rubespower's review against another edition

funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

dominiq_ec's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was alright, but because the story didn't have much of a plot, I was less interested in it. 

caty_murray's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-paced

4.0