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==Literary significance and criticism==
This work is notable for being an early literary [[lesbian fiction|lesbian novel]]. Many lesbian readers have found in it a reflection of their own experiences and observations. While some refer to it as "just another lesbian [[Bildungsroman|coming of age]] novel", its success is part of why the genre is now often considered a cliché. However, the book was criticized by psychological theorist [[David Halperin]], who considered its savage ridiculing of [[butch and femme|butch]] culture to be heteronormative.<ref>{{cite book|title=How to Be Gay|last=Halperin|first=David M.| publisher=The Belnap Press of Harvard University Press|location= Cambridge, Massachusetts|edition=1st|year=2012|isbn=978-0-674-06679-3| page=47}}</ref> In 2015, [[Rita Mae Brown]] was awarded the Lee Lynch Classic Book Award from the [[Golden Crown Literary Society]] for ''Rubyfruit Jungle''.<ref>{{cite web|author= Advocate.com Editors |url=http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/books/2015/07/28/historic-night-golden-crown-literary-awards |title=Historic Night at Golden Crown Literary Awards |publisher=Advocate.com |date=2015-07-28 |access-date=2015-08-06}}</ref>