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Chastened, I followed her meekly into the room where I would interview her. This was the woman who had shown the world that there was such a thing as a lesbian, with her 1973 supermarket classic Rubyfruit Jungle...
...unlike Rubyfruit Jungle, this book tries to juggle the sexy humor of the plot with issues of sexism, religion, AIDS, filial duty and all the other problems of the world. I mentioned this to Rita Mae Brown: "I found that there was far more philosophy in this book than there was in your first. How do you explain that?" "You probably haven't read all the books in between," Brown responded sweetly. "There's a fair bit of 'philosophy' in those, too. I could have written Daughter of Rubyfruit Jungle for the rest of my life, but I would have...
...despite her consistent philosophy, a similar setting and a few recurring characters. Southern Discomfort differs greatly in mood from Brown's earlier and very popular Rubyfruit Jungle. That superb novel focuses on one woman, and presents an affectionate, humorous study of growing up gay in the South. Southern Discomfort tackles a broader range of restrictions; these characters must negotiate wealth and race as well as sexuality. Blue Rhonda, Hortensia and Catherine alternate in the role of protagonist, but the book lacks on central character with whom a reader can identify. This results in a more distanced, although no less sensitive...
Ellen Herman, a spokesman for WAVAW, said last night she is angry that millions of dollars were spent on "anti-lesbian propaganda" like "Windows," and $800,000 could not be found to finance "Rubyfruit Jungle," a positive story about a lesbian written by a lesbian...
...Twain's Americanness is more comfortable than Rita Mae Brown's. Back in the 19th century, there was still room for innocence. Now it's a little harder to come by, and most of our attempts take the form of "The Waltons"--self-congratulatory and insipid. Molly Bolt of Rubyfruit Jungle, Brown's previous book, came close. But in Six of One, Brown tackles a much more serious task. Rubyfruit Jungle was a sad-funny autobiographical sketch of a young lesbian growing up. Six of One is an attempt to construct a fictional feminist history of the 20th century...
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