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cynethryth 's review for:
The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop
by Fannie Flagg
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Reading this book is like going to an awkward high school reunion where everyone is lying a little bit and you know you can't say anything about it lest someone say something about your deceptions. Also some people are conspicuously missing and some people you're not sure ever showed up to school are there. It's nice to see everyone again, though?
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe did not need or even want a sequel, so it's hard to judge this addition, which sometimes feels like a fun and lighthearted feel-good fanfiction about getting the gang back together and wrapping things up with a neat bow. That's not a knock against it; people like fanfiction for a reason. But I certainly have no idea how else to approach a sequel in a satisfactory way, other than to not approach a sequel at all. I'm not upset I read it, but I also would have been fine without it. In the event that I reread Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe one day, I doubt I'll follow it up with The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop.
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe did not need or even want a sequel, so it's hard to judge this addition, which sometimes feels like a fun and lighthearted feel-good fanfiction about getting the gang back together and wrapping things up with a neat bow. That's not a knock against it; people like fanfiction for a reason. But I certainly have no idea how else to approach a sequel in a satisfactory way, other than to not approach a sequel at all. I'm not upset I read it, but I also would have been fine without it. In the event that I reread Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe one day, I doubt I'll follow it up with The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop.