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

jenellybean's review against another edition

4.5

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kristaallysa's review against another edition

3.75

relaxing 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: Yes

babilabobo's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: No

6/5, my all-time favorite.

laura_n_'s review against another edition

5.0

funny lighthearted fast-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: No

bookdragon2025's review against another edition

5.0

funny lighthearted 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: No

Fannie Flag is a very progressive author for the time period she wrote off. I loved all the stories about Whistle Stop. I had quite a few laughs as I listened.

niklas_der_kurator's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

Loved the movie, but the book is an amazing extension in character lore for everyone. Lot more emotional conflicts between Ruth and Idgie, a darker side of Evelyn and many moments, saving my faith in Humanity. An amazing book, becoming one of my favorite of all time.

julie_barbeau's review against another edition

2.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

allthingsservethebeam's review against another edition

3.5

funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

and_theplotthickens's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-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

This is was the book I closed out pride month with and what a wonderful book its was!

It's mainly focused on Mrs. Evelyn Couch and her current struggles relating to lacking deep human connection anyone in her life and having a hard time with her self esteem. Through a chance encounter with Ninny Threadgood, their blossoming friendship helps, and the lessons she learned from Ninny's stories about Whistlestop she gets a new perspective on life and gain confidence in herself and want she wants from life.

These stories were flashbacks focusing on the heart of the Town, the Whistle Stop Cafe, and the people that called this smal town home, in the late 1920's and early 1930s.

The main romance between Idgie Threadgood and Ruth Jamison was so incredible heartwarming and tragic. While they were opposites personality wise they were so similar in how deeply they loved and cared for the people of this town.

Content Warnings

alexadodu's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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