Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

27 reviews

tessatea333's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Fatphobia

iregatto1004's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Terminal illness, Fatphobia, and Cancer

Minor: War and Cannibalism

soniuz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Racism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Murder, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: War

lay_kone's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, Dementia, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and Cancer

kleinekita's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism, Cancer, Murder, and War

celery's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Dementia, Sexual violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Classism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Medical content, Addiction, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Murder, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, War, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Child death, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

sjbshannon's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Racism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Fatphobia

Minor: Cannibalism

cwg's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

Unorganized Thoughts Below:

Read this Summer of 2022 when I was feeling dour. Cheered me up a bit.

Light-hearted reading. Easy to read, easy to love characters. 

Interesting narrative structure (past and present, narrative embedded within narrative). 

Product of its era, not just in the sense of it being set in 1920s and 1990s South (approximation) — do mind the TW’s if you’re wary — but if you can get past that, it’s a lovely story about community. 

It’s also got elements of “found family,” which, while I won’t give details, was easily my favorite segment within the book (of course it’s the relationship

between Idgie and Ruth

, but also the way the people of the Whistle Stop Cafe work as a family). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cannibalism, Eating disorder, and Pregnancy

neali's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

artstitute's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cancer, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Cannibalism, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Bullying, and Vomit