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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
by Fannie Flagg
2021 Pop Sugar Reading Challenge-a book that takes place in a restaurant.
I had a like/dislike relationship with this book. I can't even say love/hate because I didn't feel that strongly about it at all.
What I liked:
The relationship between Evelyn and Mrs. Threadgoode. As someone who spent a lot of time visiting my grandmother in a nursing home, I couldn't help but love that someone just found joy visiting a random person there and forged a real relationship.
I liked the small townness of Whistle Stop. The pure Americana and simpler times of the 20s to 40s.
What I didn't like.
Idgie. OK, Idgie did a lot of good things, and if she were a real person I would totally respect her for that. But, I just didn't like her personality. She was bossy, crude and stalkerish.
Much of the story centered around Ruth, yet she never had a voice. She never had any thoughts. She was just there. And everyone in the town treated her like she was some delicate goddess or something. Ugh.
I had a like/dislike relationship with this book. I can't even say love/hate because I didn't feel that strongly about it at all.
What I liked:
The relationship between Evelyn and Mrs. Threadgoode. As someone who spent a lot of time visiting my grandmother in a nursing home, I couldn't help but love that someone just found joy visiting a random person there and forged a real relationship.
I liked the small townness of Whistle Stop. The pure Americana and simpler times of the 20s to 40s.
What I didn't like.
Idgie. OK, Idgie did a lot of good things, and if she were a real person I would totally respect her for that. But, I just didn't like her personality. She was bossy, crude and stalkerish.
Much of the story centered around Ruth, yet she never had a voice. She never had any thoughts. She was just there. And everyone in the town treated her like she was some delicate goddess or something. Ugh.