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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
by Fannie Flagg
This was both less gay than I was expecting, and more grisly than I was expecting!
I picked this up after watching the film adaptation at a queer cinema event and loving it (s/o WussyVision in Atlanta!)
It seemed to focus less on Ruth and Idgie than the movie did, instead exploring tertiary characters in Whistletown and Big George’s posterity. I loved all of the Dot Weem’s chapters, and I found the Jasper / Artis storylines, and the Smokey Lonesome super interesting.
It was comedic, but there were moments where it dipped into Southern Gothic as well! And how far it veered into the horror genre at times really impressed me.
I did feel uncomfortable with some of the remarks characters made about race in the book, as well as Fannie Flagg’s description of certain characters that felt racially charged. The way she spoke about Naughty Bird in particular bothered me, and I couldn’t help but notice the colorism that came through with her and Artis.
I picked this up after watching the film adaptation at a queer cinema event and loving it (s/o WussyVision in Atlanta!)
It seemed to focus less on Ruth and Idgie than the movie did, instead exploring tertiary characters in Whistletown and Big George’s posterity. I loved all of the Dot Weem’s chapters, and I found the Jasper / Artis storylines, and the Smokey Lonesome super interesting.
It was comedic, but there were moments where it dipped into Southern Gothic as well! And how far it veered into the horror genre at times really impressed me.
I did feel uncomfortable with some of the remarks characters made about race in the book, as well as Fannie Flagg’s description of certain characters that felt racially charged. The way she spoke about Naughty Bird in particular bothered me, and I couldn’t help but notice the colorism that came through with her and Artis.