Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

16 reviews

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

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

katndrsn's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Homophobia, Racism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Hate crime, and Cancer

Minor: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Death, Dementia, Cannibalism, War, Rape, and Emotional abuse

lavenderviolin's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Cannibalism and Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence and Terminal illness

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

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

itsmackie's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Cancer, Murder, Terminal illness, and Hate crime

Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

jadaraines's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? No

2.5

I really loved the message of this book - there were some Black stereotypes, and I couldn’t really tell what stance the author took on racism, which kinda bothered me, as well as the stereotyping, all of the black characters being written with a jive accent, and casual use of slurs by protagonist white characters despite being written in the 80s, which kinda made me side-eye, but otherwise, I really thought it was a beautiful story with a great message that a lot of readers can relate to.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

violetturtledove's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

This really is a sweet book. I found it a bit confusing at first, it skips back and forth and it's a bit hard to keep track of the characters. It's a slow, lazy read, and at times a bit rose-tinted considering some of the darker subject matter (but it is using a framing device of someone reminiscing, so that tends to have that effect). There are some quite funny bits and engaging characters, and i felt the ending tied it all up nicely.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

leahb88's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

I have always loved the movie and was excited to read its inspiration. I would say I continue to love them both, but in different ways. The movie jumps between past and present (80s), yes, but in the book the past timeline that takes place in Whistle Stop is not chronological and jumps around a lot. I liked this because the focus was less on the murder mystery aspect (in fact it really wasn’t an incredibly relevant plot) and instead we were mostly just experiencing life in Whistle Stop. Enough comparisons and a review of the text itself… I enjoyed being in Evelyn’s head and going through her feminist transformation with her. The feminist ideas in this were a bit outdated (it was written in the 80s after all, only a few years after it became a crime for a husband to abuse his wife), but this is definitely a queer feminist text nonetheless. Again, the way race was talked about at times didn’t really jive with me, but it still challenged systemic racial injustices. Overall, this book just gives me a warm, fuzzy nostalgia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Death and Terminal illness