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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe - Fannie Flagg
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who is telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women, the irrepressibly... show more
Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who is telling her life story. Her tale includes two more women, the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth who back in the thirties ran a littl
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Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780425286555 (042528655X)
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
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Best Lesfic Reviews
Best Lesfic Reviews rated it
5.0 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
This is an all-time classic in lesbian romance. In fact, it can just be termed as an all-time classic. It is a truly dazzling work of non-linear narrative – one of the most difficult types of writing to carry off. Read the full review @ https://www.bestlesficreviews.com/2019/01/fried-green-tomatoes-...
My Life in Literature
My Life in Literature rated it
4.0 Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flag
"Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe" is a beautiful story of friendship, family, and love that has stood the test of time. Fannie Flagg has succeeded in creating characters with the depth and warmth that make them feel like part of the family. The storyline occasionally slows, but the ene...
Books In My Heart
Books In My Heart rated it
5.0 I love this book!
When I was about 13 or 14, my grandma had the movie. I absolutely loved it! A few years after, I found the book. I was so excited when I bought it. After all, I loved the movie and of course they always say that the book was better than the movie...I doubted it! I was wrong to an extent... Not quite...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it
4.0 More of a 3.5 Star Read Honestly
The problem most of the time is the book is better than the movie. In this case, I found the movie to be better than the book. I think the fact that book jumped around a lot made it a bit hard to follow. And the ending was definitely bittersweet with so many characters who had lived with each othe...
A Reading Vocation
A Reading Vocation rated it
4.0 Book 53/100: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
(I got this one from NPR's 100 Best Beach Books Ever).Although I knew that this book was beloved by many queer women, I always thought it was because a same-sex love story could be "read into" Idgie's and Ruth's friendship. I saw the movie as a kid and at the time accepted "friendship" as a believab...
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