Rubyfruit Jungle
by Rita Mae Brown
Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbiancomedyrealisticsimpleenclosedempowerment/personal growthcoming of agesocial commentary
Boxlist takeSmall-scale and realistic: a novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
12 ratings
About This Book
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 sixth grade. As she grows to realize she's different, Molly decides not to apologize for that. In no time she mesmerizes the head cheerleader of Ft.
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- Author
- Rita Mae Brown
- Published
- 1973
- Pages
- 246
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- Open Library
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