Books like Rubyfruit Jungle
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown reads as defiant, humorous. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.
Ruby
Rosa Guy · 1976
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Juliet takes a breath
Gabby Rivera · 2016
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
A star called Henry
Roddy Doyle · 1999
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
Bryan Lee O'Malley · 2004
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
The Last Olympian
Rick Riordan · 2009
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Jeanette Winterson · 1985
Shares the comingofage thread
69% genome match
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews · 2012
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
How to break a dragon's heart
Cressida Cowell · 2009
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
On the Bright Side, I'm Now the Girlfriend of a Sex God
Louise Rennison · 2001
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Lumberjanes Vol. 1
N.D. Stevenson · 2015
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
Midnight
Sister Souljah · 2008
Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread
69% genome match
de Como Stella Recobro La Marcha
Terry McMillan · 1996
Shares the vvoice thread
69% genome match
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