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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book is too cute. It jumps from present to past quickly as Ninny recounts events from her life in a similar pattern to how her mind is progressively losing track of time. It’s a wonderful tale of an old woman’s life and the people who truly mattered in it.
It points to the atrocities that people of color have faced and how often whites forget the privilege they tote about. Iggy is the person we should all strive to be, someone who fights for others and protects them when they cannot be their own voice.
It points to the atrocities that people of color have faced and how often whites forget the privilege they tote about. Iggy is the person we should all strive to be, someone who fights for others and protects them when they cannot be their own voice.
I have seen this movie a million times and I picked up the book randomly at Books A Million.
I have to say that I also thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was a little more superficial than the movie, which is rare for a book. The movie definitely captured the main themes in the book, but the movie captured and expanded the essence. I must say that I LOVE Idgie Threadgoode, and to be able to read where she was created was great. I wish that the book would've dug a little deeper with Evelyn Couch, especially contrasted with the movie. I enjoyed the deeper connection conveyed between Idgie and Ruth, as well as Idgie and Buddy in the book. Which of course we can get lost in comparisons.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie better overall, but the book was still worth the read and remains on my coveted bookshelf :)
I have to say that I also thoroughly enjoyed the book. It was a little more superficial than the movie, which is rare for a book. The movie definitely captured the main themes in the book, but the movie captured and expanded the essence. I must say that I LOVE Idgie Threadgoode, and to be able to read where she was created was great. I wish that the book would've dug a little deeper with Evelyn Couch, especially contrasted with the movie. I enjoyed the deeper connection conveyed between Idgie and Ruth, as well as Idgie and Buddy in the book. Which of course we can get lost in comparisons.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie better overall, but the book was still worth the read and remains on my coveted bookshelf :)
Lesbian relationship: 5 stars
Feminism: 5 stars
Casual racism: 0 stars
Feminism: 5 stars
Casual racism: 0 stars
This book is largely about a small town in Alabama ranging in time from the 30s to the 80s. It has a charming and folksy feel that I think appealed to most people who reviewed it highly, and that part was nice. But the extremely racist language and depiction of black people in this book (throughout the entire time period the book covers, up to the late 1980s) ruins it for me. It was published in 1987 so it’s not like the language that was FREQUENTLY used in the book was part of common dialect when it was written. The N word is used constantly, even in contexts where it’s doing nothing to further the story. If the author was trying to make a point about race by using the language she did, she way overshot it, did too much, and missed the point completely.
- love community of characters, especially generational; very organic feeling web, realistic little town
- don’t like evelyn, did not understand her purpose; originally believed she was just a foil for the narration and nostalgia but was annoyed when hearing about her personal plot lines; felt shallow and non cohesive w the other messages
- especially annoyed at her realizations about blackness giving her an epiphany about being content w her own life, but maybe that’s the point
- love the balance of fable w realism, the folklore tone
- balanced tragedy, joy, comedy, nostalgia, romance, mystery, violence, the entire human condition in a cohesive voice
- don’t like evelyn, did not understand her purpose; originally believed she was just a foil for the narration and nostalgia but was annoyed when hearing about her personal plot lines; felt shallow and non cohesive w the other messages
- especially annoyed at her realizations about blackness giving her an epiphany about being content w her own life, but maybe that’s the point
- love the balance of fable w realism, the folklore tone
- balanced tragedy, joy, comedy, nostalgia, romance, mystery, violence, the entire human condition in a cohesive voice
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I remember watching this movie when I was younger and it’s always stuck with me. I enjoyed reading the story and comparing it to what I remembered from the film. I didn’t appreciate the language in the book but considering its publication date I understand. I wish there had been more exploration into some of the characters.
I’m a big fan of the jumping back and forth in timelines to tell the story. It worked really well with this particular story.
I’m a big fan of the jumping back and forth in timelines to tell the story. It worked really well with this particular story.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There’s obviously some outdated themes and language in this book but oh man do I love a delightfully meandering novel full of snapshots of life and a broad cast of loveable characters.