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A review by olafindisguise
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
2.0
I'll admit there was a moment of weakness in which I almost gave this book 4 stars. Mainly because the ending made me bawl and I connected with the characters.
But you know what? Screw all that. The racism may have been the product of those times, but a white author constantly finding ways to use the n-word just didn't sit right with me. Or the fact that Idgie was definitely portrayed as a "white saviour" type.
Maybe the most unbelievable part of the whole thing was the way everyone just accepted that Idgie and Ruth were together. In the '20s. In fucking Alabama. Right, ok.
But then, when Stump avoids girls, instead of asking him if maybe he prefers boys, Idgie sort of lectures him into dating girlsand even drives him to a goddamn brothel so he can have sex with a female prostitute, despite the fact that she is gay herself? How does that make sense?
But you know what? Screw all that. The racism may have been the product of those times, but a white author constantly finding ways to use the n-word just didn't sit right with me. Or the fact that Idgie was definitely portrayed as a "white saviour" type.
Maybe the most unbelievable part of the whole thing was the way everyone just accepted that Idgie and Ruth were together. In the '20s. In fucking Alabama. Right, ok.
But then, when Stump avoids girls, instead of asking him if maybe he prefers boys, Idgie sort of lectures him into dating girls