Reviews - Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Fannie Flagg

4.14 AVERAGE

avermarti's review against another edition

3.75

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

iamasam28's review against another edition

4.0

I read this years ago, I think I was 12 at the time, but rereading this as an adult was a weird experience. I don't remember any sexuality or use of the n word from before. You can imagine my surprise with some of the conversations in here. I do remember it being about friends, family, love, hate, and the south. Still a good read, enlightening and well written. I wanted to read it again because of the upcoming release of the sequel [b:The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop|51457328|The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop|Fannie Flagg|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582485886l/51457328._SY75_.jpg|75963443].

whataslacker's review against another edition

3.0

I don't normally say this, but... I liked the movie better than the book. The book clears up a few details, but on a whole just not my cuppa. The timeline isn't linear and the bouncing from 1930 to 1956 to 1940 etc was too confusing for me, but I can see how this would be very much how an older person would tell stories. The movie took liberties with the story (as they always do), but some of the changes were actually good. Overall, I am glad I read it.