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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

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dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

while I thought the story in this book was told in a creative way (for example the way the story was told and the use of newspaper + recipe clippings in the text) I cannot fail to mention the use of the n-word and what seems to me like a white author using stereotypes to write her Black characters, which made me frustrated. If you're looking for a queer wlw book that uses media from the world in the book (such as recipes, newspaper articles, letters etc) then go read one last stop NOT this
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