Molly was a strong female character, who knew she was a lesbian and didn’t care what others thought when she said she was a lesbian. At some point though, Molly got too intent on the fact that she was a lesbian, and practically forced it on others. These weird scenes didn’t start happening until Molly made it to New York, but up until then I was greatly enjoying the story.

I don’t mean a good weird either, I mean a very, very, bad weird. She was a strong character, and continued to be a strong character throughout the story.īut. As she grew older, Molly retained her fiery personality, no matter how her family reacted towards her. And, considering how much her adoptive mother hated her, I was pleasantly surprised when Molly didn’t let her mother’s words get her down.

Rubyfruit Jungle began in a way that I knew I would ultimately love. Molly, the protagonist, told stories about her childhood, which were hilarious, and I just couldn’t get over how strong of a character and woman Molly was. I honestly don’t know what to say about this book. Why this book?: Assigned reading for my Queer Lit class. In Florida, though, Molly discovers that she might be a lesbian, and she wants to be a world famous movie director. Molly Bolt is a nobody from Pennsylvania, and doesn’t want to leave the only home she knows when her adoptive parents tell her they’re moving to Florida.