Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

44 reviews

cruel's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

just another piece of garbage in the dump that is lesbian pulp fiction.

this book is only considered "revolutionary" because of its shock value; it is nothing but the author trying to see how many incest scenes, lesbophobic tropes, and racial slurs she could shove into 1 book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs and Lesbophobia

knicke's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The characterization in Rubyfruit Jungle is super simple, but it’s super consistent and no character is too polished, which I found appreciable. It’s also very funny; Molly (narrator) has a dry humor that reads very well. I understand why some people find this novel offensive, and that’s valid. Still, I also recognize what it accomplishes in treating such varied and serious material so lightly. Basically, bad takes in this novel should not be considered as endorsements of hateful rhetoric but rather examples of how hate and othering can come from anywhere, including from inside the house, so to speak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Incest and Suicide

julessssss's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

Minor: Racial slurs

mabbysampkins's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

livia_jewel's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

brnczv's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Incest, Racial slurs, and Racism

onmalsshelf's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.0

Sometimes ‘classics’ don’t need a resurgence and I’m wondering why both LGBTQ classics I’ve read this year are also full of racism/antisemitism/inner misogyny? 

The amount of times the N word was used as well as the many antisemitic comments are disgusting. Since the author added an authors note for this rerelease, I wish she would’ve addressed that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, and Antisemitism

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Incest, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

kelelelou's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

will i recommend this book to people ? yes. did i enjoy reading about

“incest” within the first few chapters as well as rape scenes between the MC and one of her love interests ? not really 😭

however, i was able to relate to and understand plenty of things in here in regards to my relationship with lesbianism as well as the world around me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Incest, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Grief, and Abandonment

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Incest, Infidelity, and Antisemitism