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Rubyfruit Jungle

by Rita Mae Brown

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ISBN13: 9780553278866
ISBN10: 055327886x
Condition: Standard
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Rubyfruit Jungle is the first milestone novel in the extraordinary career of one of this country's most distinctive writers. Bawdy and moving, the ultimate word-of-mouth bestseller, Rubyfruit Jungle is about growing up a lesbian in America--and living happily ever after. 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 Molly decides not to apologize for that. In no time she mesmerizes the head cheerleader of Ft. Lauderdale heiress. But the world is not tolerate. Booted out of college for moral turpitude, an unrepentant, penniless Molly takes New York by storm, sending not a few female hearts aflutter with her startling beauty, crackling wit and fierce determination to become the when first published, rubyfruit Jungle has only grown in reputation as it has reached new generations of readers who respond to its feisty and inspiring heroine. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, said of the novel's heroine:" Molly Bolt is a genuine descendant--genuine female descendant--of Huckleberry Finn. And Rita Mae Brown is, like Mark Twain, a serious writer who gets her messages across through laughter."

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"I found myself laughing hysterically, then sobbing uncontrollably just moments later. A powerful story. . .A truly incredible book."--The Boston Globe

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Bawdy and moving, the ultimate word-of-mouth bestseller, Rubyfruit Jungle is about growing up a lesbian in America--and living happily ever after. "A truly incredible book".--The Boston Globe.

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Ashley McCall, December 1, 2009 (view all comments by Ashley McCall)
I've read many people complain about this book, about the writing style being juvenile (or "just not very good"), about the dialogue seeming forced and contrived, about the narrator's take on heterosexuality and monogamy having not aged well. And while there is some validity to all of those arguments, I think think that Rubyfruit Jungle is an interesting--and, more importantly, fun!--read, best taken in the context of the time during which it was written/published. It's an unabashed, unapologetic coming out story about a woman who not only doesn't struggle with her sexuality or herself, but flat out REFUSES to.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553278866
Author:
Brown, Rita Mae
Publisher:
Bantam
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Lesbians
Subject:
Lesbian
Subject:
Lesbians -- Fiction.
Copyright:
Series Volume:
1963, no.4
Publication Date:
April 1983
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
6.96x4.22x.70 in. .29 lbs.

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