The message really is, this is not about people like yourself. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Browns rubyfruit jungle remains one of the seminal texts of the coming out genre for the daring early portrayal of its. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Rubyfruit jungle is the first milestone novel in the extraordinary career of one of this countrys most distinctive writers. I read and discuss the third chapter of rita mae browns rubyfruit jungle. The novel is a comingofage autobiographical account of browns youth and emergence as a lesbian author. Here i read and discuss the eleventh chapter of rita mae browns debut novel, rubyfruit jungle. But i remember the excitement of reading books such as patience and sarah when i was 19, and zami.
A novel and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Just like cinderella, ash waits for the day her fair prince or in this case, a fairy. I cannot honestly say how this book has flown under my radar for so long. Rita mae browns other books are not as enlightening or entertaining to me. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rubyfruit jungle is a novel by rita mae brown that was first published in 1973. What do you think will happen in the last 2 chapters. Goodreads members who liked rubyfruit jungle also liked. Thats why finding rubyfruit jungle was important for author emily. The only lesbian in america on how this generation has gone.
A landmark comingofage novel that launched the career of one of this countrys most distinctive voices, rubyfruit jungle remains a transformative work more than forty years after its original publication. Rita mae brown is the bestselling author of the sneaky pie brown series. If youre looking for a book about growing up and defying societys role for you, then this is the perfect book for you. Rubyfruit jungle is the first milestone novel in the extraordinary career of one of.
Rubyfruit jungle book by rita mae brown thriftbooks. The term rubyfruit jungle is a term used in the novel for the female genitals. Here i read and discuss the first and second chapter of rita mae browns rubyfruit jungle. Buy a cheap copy of rubyfruit jungle book by rita mae brown. Rita mae browns most popular book is rubyfruit jungle. Rubyfruit jungle was selected by ceri from bookmarks and postcards as part of my running feature, you choose, i read. In bawdy, moving prose, rita mae brown tells the story of molly bolt, the adoptive daughter of a dirtpoor southern couple who boldly forges her own path in america. Like rubyfruit jungle, its the story of a strong young woman standing up for herself against people and forcesin this case, pentecostal religion.
So, if theres one book you should be reading this pride month, its this one. It is another book, like nightwood, where the reader has to hold the. Buy rubyfruit jungle new edition by rita mae brown isbn. In 1973, rita mae brown published rubyfruit jungle with daughters inc. Let me know what you think of the book and of my reading. Bawdy and moving, the ultimate wordofmouth bestseller, rubyfruit jungle is about growing up a lesbian in americaand living happily ever after. Rubyfruit jungle 9780553278866 by rita mae brown and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Critics and fans alike are wild about rita mae browns richly imagined and utterly. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Published in 1973, it was remarkable in its day for its explicit portrayal of lesbianism. You might enjoy it but after all, the subject matter concerns the lower orders.
348 1271 371 719 289 1064 1486 397 318 909 944 875 312 1015 873 1326 1476 935 1271 1518 1010 139 415 1373 1333 612 737 217 218 100 1436 968 1185 620 845 450 1049 681 704 315 1189 238 1225 708 1427 33 213 469 80 1245