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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
A clear, feel good winner! It could be a stand-alone, but easier if you re-read Fried Green Tomatoes first. Revisiting some favorite characters in her folksy style was a great experience on this cold, bleak winter's night. Every string eventually weaves a happy (implausible) ending.
Fannie Flag never fails. Its like revisiting old friends
Fannie Flag never fails. Its like revisiting old friends
3.5. Suuuuuper light and fluffy reading, but it worked well as a quick audiobook! I'm not sure this book was necessary at all and I was hoping for a bit more since I adored the movie and book of [b:Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe|9375|Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe|Fannie Flagg|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1165961740l/9375._SY75_.jpg|2129359], but it was light-hearted and still had some of that aw-shucks humor. If that is what you are looking for, then go right ahead and read/listen to it!
I just want to know if it's gayer than the first book.
Edit: I read it. It's just a little gay.
Edit: I read it. It's just a little gay.
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
LOVED this book soo much! so comforting and fun
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'll start this by saying I loved the original Fried Green Tomatoes, which is the only reason why I finished this book and didn't give up on it. While it was nice to revisit some old characters, it felt like a sterilized version of the Whistle Stop world.
Flagg managed to explore some pretty big themes in the original, and the sequel lacks it all. We go from a town's worth of people in Jim Crow era Alabama with a lesbian couple to their son, Bud Threadgoode, in current day living in a retirement home with other rich, white people and his daughter living out her suburban life. Also, Evelyn Couch is implausibly the richest woman in Alabama and magically comes to the rescue in a way that just made me scoff. Does that make me jaded? Maybe. It took the "everything was beautiful and nothing hurt" idea too far for me, and felt one dimensional and schlocky as a result.
I think some people would still enjoy this book. Like someone said before, it felt a bit like a goofy fan fiction -- nothing wrong with that but different from the original.
Flagg managed to explore some pretty big themes in the original, and the sequel lacks it all. We go from a town's worth of people in Jim Crow era Alabama with a lesbian couple to their son, Bud Threadgoode, in current day living in a retirement home with other rich, white people and his daughter living out her suburban life.
I think some people would still enjoy this book. Like someone said before, it felt a bit like a goofy fan fiction -- nothing wrong with that but different from the original.