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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Highly recommend if you loved Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe. This is a sequel to one of Flagg's most famous novels.
lacking some... spark, or something, that the first one had.
I think I've read all of Fannie's books, and I've mostly enjoyed them. This however, was a disappointment. It's not really a novel, more just little vignettes about the characters from Fried Green Tomatoes. First , I know that people get old and die, I don't need my fictional characters to do the same, so I'm not always that keen on epilogues and sequels to begin with. (Many bite the dust in this book.) Each short chapter takes place in a different time, with an 80-year spread, that gets a little annoying. And mostly nothing happens, they are just heartwarming and sweet anecdotes. Unless you are sour, like me, in which case they are hokey and cloying anecdotes. The ending was predictable. If you went into this with no expectations at all except a little revisit to this world, then it might be fine. It probably also helps to be less crabby then I am, but I found this kind of a waste of time.
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Sigh. This was like a family reunion, but there was no fighting or Aunt Susie's nasty casserole. Just a visit with characters that I have loved since Fried Green Tomatoes. Telling the life story of Buddy and tying it all together with all the beloved people from Whistle Stop was just perfect. I hated for the book to end.
Sigh. This was like a family reunion, but there was no fighting or Aunt Susie's nasty casserole. Just a visit with characters that I have loved since Fried Green Tomatoes. Telling the life story of Buddy and tying it all together with all the beloved people from Whistle Stop was just perfect. I hated for the book to end.
I absolutely adore Fannie Flagg and all of her books, however, this one was not my favorite. While still amusing and heartwarming; it was extremely slow in the telling and felt almost disjointed. I don’t think a reader who hadn’t read the rest of Flagg,s work would find much enjoyment in this book as most of the joy comes from already knowing the wide cast of characters that make up the backstory for a his book.
I read this sequel to "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" immediately after re-reading the first book, which I really enjoyed, so "The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop" had a hard act to follow. It was fun to be back with some of the same characters from the first novel - Idgie, Ruth, Evelyn, and Buddy are featured quite prominently - along with new characters, most notably Ruthie, Buddy's daughter. Additional stories from the 1930's and beyond are added, as well as contemporary happenings (2000 to basically the present). While enjoyable and a fast read, this book felt lighter than the first - in character development as well as content. There were some heavier themes in "Fried Green Tomatoes, whereas "The Wonder Boy" is a fast moving, everything-wrapped-up-neatly-in-a-bow ending. There were also the inconsistency of Ruth's date of death from book to book - "The Wonder Boy" references 1947 as the year she died, but this is really the fault of the first book, where in one section said she passed away over the weekend prior to 2/10/47, and her gravestone said 1946 (I can't really blame "The Wonder Boy" for that mistake, though). Ultimately, a fun jaunt back to Whistle Stop, but not nearly as enjoyable as the previous book. Many thanks to NetGalley for an advanced ecopy of this book.
Delightful audio book, although the jumping around in time could be a little hard to follow at first. It was wonderful to revisit these characters and meet some new ones.
What a charming return to the characters of Whistle Stop, told through the lens of the present day. A fine sequel to a beloved classic, with all the charm and happenstance of Flagg’s other books. Comfort food when we needed it most.