Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

4.14 AVERAGE

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uther_pendragon's review against another edition

5.0
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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fitzfitty's review against another edition

5.0
First reread of the year and this will forever be one of my fave books.

olivia_s_books's review against another edition

5.0
A very good book which was easy yet enjoyable to read. It had captivating characters and storylines (although the timeline was a bit confusing at times)
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amnesis's review against another edition

3.75
emotional funny lighthearted slow-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: Complicated

missdreamcrusher's review against another edition

3.0
emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
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magjphillips's review against another edition

4.0
It took me a moment to understand the back and forth timeline of the book, but this book has some of the best characters I’ve met in a long time!

purplevending's review against another edition

4.0
emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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
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casswen's review against another edition

3.0
This is an older book that was popular a couple of decades ago, and I'm likely the last person of my age group to have read it. It is a complex structure that alternates between the past and "the present" (40 years ago present), and the point of view of many different characters. It has its humorous sections, and the last terribly poignant one, and I'm not ashamed to say that I cried real tears for that sweet lady. Then development and evolution of Eveyln Couch was rewarding as well.

All that said, I am uneasy with how comfortable the author, a wealthy, white woman was with *liberally* using the n-word, as well as using descriptors like "nappy-headed" and "big-lipped" for the black characters. It is grating and made me really angry at times. On the positive side, I was surprised and pleased with how much of a non-issue the lesbian relationship in a tiny Southern town in the 20's, 30's and 40's seemed to be.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, but cannot imagine recommending it to anyone. Like, literally no one.
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si_woof's review against another edition

3.25
sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hells_belle's review against another edition

4.5
emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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