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Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction

Rubyfruit Jungle

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  • 1973 first published
  • 246 pages
  • ★ 3.9 (12 ratings)
  • 35 editions
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Rita Mae Brown's Rubyfruit Jungle (1973) is a sapphic fiction novel. Readers will find themes of lesbians, Sexuality and Lesbian.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.9 out of 5 from 12 ratings, and 180 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 35 editions across 4 languages.

It runs to roughly 246 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Rubyfruit Jungle

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. Lauderdale High and captivates a gorgeous bourbon-guzzling heiress. But the world is not tolerant. 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 greatest filmmaker that ever lived.
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Themes, setting & tropes

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  • Lesbians
  • Sexuality
  • Lesbian
  • LGBTQ novels
  • Lesbian lgbtq+

Quick answers

Who wrote Rubyfruit Jungle?

Rubyfruit Jungle was written by Rita Mae Brown and first published in 1973.

What genre is Rubyfruit Jungle?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Rubyfruit Jungle?

The median edition has 246 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Rubyfruit Jungle?

Readers who like it often enjoy I Am a Woman, Odd Girl Out and Under the Udala trees.

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