A review by frugal_library
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

challenging emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I don't think this book fits into 2023, but it was wildly ahead of its time for the 70s. A very large percentage of Rubyfruit Jungle was genuinely uncomfortable to read. Slurs left and right, racism, homophobia, the whole 9 yards. All that being said, I think that it's an important work and it deserves the place it holds on the shelf of queer classics.