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Review Analysis of Rubyfruit Jungle
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of sex:
- lesbians!!!!
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Deep South
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- lesbians!
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
