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kellitea_reads 's review for:
The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
by Fannie Flagg
relaxing
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I'll be the first to admit Flagg's writing style has never really captured me. I've read Fried Green Tomatoes At The Whistle Stop Cafe because I wanted to see how it compared to the movie. It was good and a nice way to spend a little extra time in the Whistle Stop world but not a personal favorite.
Like it's predecessor, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop is told in an alternating point of view between a dozen or so characters - some familiar, some new. It seemed like the entries we're far shorter most clocking in between one to four pages. Unfortunately the format leaves the book feeling choppy and unconnected. Time jumps back and forth between characters leaving thin threads of the plot to be picked up and dropped seemingly at random until everything miraculously comes together in a series of manufactured solutions.
Its a nice revisit to beloved characters and places. While it over corrects for the happy ending FGT didn't get it was still a mostly pleasant distraction over a cold weekend.
Like it's predecessor, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop is told in an alternating point of view between a dozen or so characters - some familiar, some new. It seemed like the entries we're far shorter most clocking in between one to four pages. Unfortunately the format leaves the book feeling choppy and unconnected. Time jumps back and forth between characters leaving thin threads of the plot to be picked up and dropped seemingly at random until everything miraculously comes together in a series of manufactured solutions.
Its a nice revisit to beloved characters and places. While it over corrects for the happy ending FGT didn't get it was still a mostly pleasant distraction over a cold weekend.