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432 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449911358
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 21 January 1997
Description
Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the now-classic novel of two women in the 1980s; of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. T...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,884 reviews
Moods
funny 69%
lighthearted 50%
reflective 46%
hopeful 43%
inspiring 32%
sad 27%
adventurous 23%
relaxing 15%
mysterious 12%
challenging 5%
dark 5%
informative 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Domestic abuse, Rape, CancerMinor
Cannibalism432 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780449911358
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Publication date: 21 January 1997
Description
Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is the now-classic novel of two women in the 1980s; of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. T...
Community Reviews Summary of 13,884 reviews
Moods
funny 69%
lighthearted 50%
reflective 46%
hopeful 43%
inspiring 32%
sad 27%
adventurous 23%
relaxing 15%
mysterious 12%
challenging 5%
dark 5%
informative 3%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 19%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 58% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 84% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 42% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Racial slurs, DeathModerate
Domestic abuse, Rape, CancerMinor
Cannibalism