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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

45 reviews

inthereads's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

mfieldshalva's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual violence

sachikoriddle's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Dementia, and Kidnapping

beetsnotbombs's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Best book that I have ever read. Ms. Flagg is truly gifted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

bunnyreads2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Enjoyed the audiobook a lot. Felt pretty emotional at the end. The only thing is that the whole time I thought the author was black, and when I realized she wasn’t, I kinda questioned the way racism was discussed in the story. But it’s mostly 2020 hindsight and doesn’t deter from the story’s quality and intentions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Infidelity, Hate crime, and Police brutality