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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
17 reviews
leahb88's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Racism, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness
Minor: Death and Terminal illness
gretag's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Racial slurs, Ableism, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Police brutality, and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Terminal illness
saintyeehaw's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Also, the main character finds her self worth by
Graphic: Body shaming, Classism, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Cancer, Death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, Terminal illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts
lily1304's review against another edition
3.25
It's flagged as "LGBTQ+" because it prominently features a committed relationship between two women, and no one in the novel is ever weird about it. Racism and sexism are strong themes, but there is apparently zero homophobia in Whistle Stop, Alabama. It's honestly kind of refreshing, but also confusing. Everyone treats this couple like they're married, but they're described in really vague terms, almost like a "Boston marriage" romantic friendship. It's like the opposite of The Price of Salt.
The way racism is depicted is particularly interesting - the novel features the Ku Klux Klan and an old white lady with a mild discomfort around black men and everything in between. It's difficult to tell which mildly racist opinions are the author's and which are just the characters'. The N-word and the word "colored" are used with abandon. The novel also makes a big deal out of colorism among the black characters.
One of the characters, Evelyn, an older lady in 1986, goes on a whole journey about how sexism has affected her life - and her story concludes triumphantly with her at weight-loss camp, and losing a significant amount of weight is one of her victories. Unironically. Evelyn's relationship with Ninny makes it seem like the story is about to take a strong body-positive stance, but it's a total bait and switch.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Cannibalism, Dementia, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and War
Minor: Kidnapping and Pregnancy
georgiaaa's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Alcohol, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking
Minor: Cannibalism
sachikoriddle's review
4.0
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
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness