A review by mec6301
The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg

lighthearted fast-paced

2.75

this was cute. i really loved how it stressed the value of community, the preservation of memories/history, enjoying every day (especially as you age), and opening up to all the serendipitous possibilities life can offer.

as a very nostalgic person, i loved that they rebuilt whistle stop.

i think the structure of this book felt much more disjointed than the first, especially as it didn’t seem to follow a set pattern with the different kinds of chapters. i also think it’s a real shame that we didn’t get to check in with any of the black characters from the first book (

alberta comes back to run the cafe, but we don’t see any of her point of view

). there were no uncomfortable racial dynamics in this book, but that’s because there were basically no black characters. :-/