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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle-Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
6 reviews
soniuz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Racism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Murder, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: War
celery's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Dementia, Sexual violence, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual harassment, Classism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Hate crime, Medical content, Addiction, Cannibalism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Murder, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Vomit, War, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Terminal illness, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Child death, Bullying, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail
staceyinthesticks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Murder, Racism, War, Violence, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
artstitute's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cancer, Racism, Rape, Body shaming, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
Moderate: Cannibalism, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Dementia, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Minor: Pregnancy, Bullying, and Vomit
nofriendofmine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Cancer and Death
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Domestic abuse
diannastarr's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
It has a beautiful balance of humor and heartbreak and all of the characters are so incredibly diverse with their own unique flaws and personalities that makes them feel real. As someone born and raised in the south, this book really did feel like home and it made me miss not only the sense of community, but my grandmother's fried grits patties that her mom used to make during the Great Depression. Fannie Flagg's effortless imagery and seamless chronology is something to revel in, and I truly enjoyed the Weems Weekly as a nice "buffer" between the four varying perspectives. The way Fannie Flagg made each perspective have their own individual "voice" just sucked me into the story even more, and I found myself rooting for all of the different characters. I adored Ninny's rambling and eccentric nature, Evelyn's struggles through her midlife crisis, Sipsey's no nonsense kindness, Smokey's somber life, Eva's independence, and Idgie and Ruth's wholehearted devotion to one another.
This book doesn't stray from the hard truths of southern history, but it also highlighted the individual efforts to get through tough times and how a community banded together in hopes of transforming the Whistlestop Cafe into a haven for all. The language is hard to read and, at times a lot of the topics included are uncomfortable to witness, but as someone who's parents, grandparents, and so on and so forth were raised in a town similar depicted to this one, it's eerily accurate
In all honestly, there really is so much to unpack and I really do recommend this for anyone missing "home," looking for representation, feeling stuck in the middle of a midlife crisis, or just hoping for a good story.
Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault