Reviews tagging 'Lesbophobia'

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

57 reviews

mirandyli's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

I understand how this book was revolutionary for its time, but now it just reads as racist and homophobic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

shoohoob's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Definitely a product of the time it was written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Incest

nglidk's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

maya_vee's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

egheinze's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

katymiles's review against another edition

funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

God, I had a hard time rating this. It would have been a five-star read if things didn’t get weird there toward the end (iykyk…). Regardless I love Rita Mae Brown’s writing style, and the fact that this was written over 50 years ago now is pretty badass. Ahead of its  time in many ways, but of course a difficult read it times too. 4/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Incest, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

franksreads's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, Abortion, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

alyxinthestars's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

rubyblueb's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Incest

bearbutch's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad fast-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? No

4.5

Easy to read and easy to get attached to the protagonist (despite them being a very flawed person). Aside from the casual putting down of butches, I definitely recommend it. Provides a lot of reflection on heteronormativity, gender, and the way people can get trapped into roles and relationships that they don’t really want. Really good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Misogyny and Racism

Minor: Incest and Rape