Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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Rebecca
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"Friends""Just gals being pals！"The elephant in the room of this book is the complete silence around any sort of romantic relationship between Idgy and Ruth， which seems pretty darn blatant in the text。 And yet everything I read *about* the book just ignores that。Queer representation aside， this is a simple， charming little story。 It's a bit overly simplistic， and there's a fine line between reminiscing and romanticizing - but the characters are sweet， and the sincerity overflows every page。It's "Friends""Just gals being pals！"The elephant in the room of this book is the complete silence around any sort of romantic relationship between Idgy and Ruth， which seems pretty darn blatant in the text。 And yet everything I read *about* the book just ignores that。Queer representation aside， this is a simple， charming little story。 It's a bit overly simplistic， and there's a fine line between reminiscing and romanticizing - but the characters are sweet， and the sincerity overflows every page。It's a little challenging to read with a modern eye， because it falls prey to the fallacy that acknowledging the blatant racism of the past absolves one of the more passive racism of the present， but that in and of itself is its own kind of artistic lesson， in a way。Cute， fluffy， and totally a lesbian love story。 3。5 stars， rounded up because it's not the book's fault it's a product of its times。 。。。more
May
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i have to admit that， in this case， i liked the movie better than i liked the book。
Macarena Cassano
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Empezaré la reseña contando cómo llegó este libro a mis manos: lo pusieron como lectura obligatoria en la materia de introducción al estudio de la historia， en la Universidad。 Así que es gracias a mis profesores que esta lectora se pudo deleitar con esta magnífica historia。La película la vi muchas veces en mi vida， pero por esas cosas de la vida， nunca pude retener del todo la trama， por lo que fue un redescubrir las historias entretejidas que relata con gran maestría la autora。La historia se di Empezaré la reseña contando cómo llegó este libro a mis manos: lo pusieron como lectura obligatoria en la materia de introducción al estudio de la historia， en la Universidad。 Así que es gracias a mis profesores que esta lectora se pudo deleitar con esta magnífica historia。La película la vi muchas veces en mi vida， pero por esas cosas de la vida， nunca pude retener del todo la trama， por lo que fue un redescubrir las historias entretejidas que relata con gran maestría la autora。La historia se divide en dos tiempos muy marcados: el presente de los años 80' s y el pasado de los años 30' s。Una mujer mayor （ms Threadgoode， creo que se escribe）， en un asilo de ancianos， le cuenta a una visitante la historia de dos "amigas" （son pareja， en realidad， pero vamos a respetar que al inicio la autora las muestra como amigas） en su pueblo…Ahora bien， como la señora le va contando a su interlocutora los hechos， muchas veces me recordó a la manera en que mi abuela nos contaba anécdotas de ella y sus hermanos en el campo。 Y， lo juro， la parte en la que relata la muerte de Buddy es impactante。El otro narrador （que sería en realidad el principal， ya que también pone en contexto las partes en las que la anciana cuenta las anécdotas a su interlocutora）， da la impresión de solo ser importante para contar al lector las partes y los diálogos que la anciana no puede relatar… es el principal narrador， pero solo actúa de parche para los puntos ciegos de la trama。 Al menos al inicio。Algo que me llama poderosamente la atención， es que no tiene numeración de capítulos…Si bien， durante todo el libro te van adentrando y advirtiendo que en algún momento van a hacer evidente el empoderamiento femenino， como que tarda un poquito en llegar ahí…Hay una escena en donde Evelyn （que es la mujer a la que le cuentan la historia de las dos amigas）， siente que nada de lo que creyó en su adolescencia estaba bien， ahora ve que no es así。 Que lo que a ella le decían que no hiciera xq estaba mal visto， ya no lo estaba。 Que ya no disfruta， y se da cuenta que nunca lo hizo， del sexo。 Que nunca amó a su marido， pero se siente inútil sin él。 Que su hijo es un extraño y que su hija vivió más cosas que ella。 Es impresionante。"Recuerdo el día que pusieron los pies en lo que sería el café。 Fuimos todos aayudar， y Sipsey estaba barriendo y se fijó en que Ruth colgaba en la pared su cuadro de la Santa Cena。 Sipsey dejó de barrer， se quedó mirando el cuadro y luego preguntó: 'Miss Ruth， ¿quiénes son esos que están ahí sentados con Mr。 Jesús？'。Ruth， tratando de ser amable， le dijo: 'Pues， mira Sipsey， son Mr。 Jesús ysus hermanos'。 Y Sipsey se la quedó mirando y le dijo: “¡Anda！ ¡Y yo que creía que su madre sólo había tenido un hijo！”， y siguió barriendo。 Casi nos da un ataque de risa。 Sipsey sabía muy bien lo que representaba el cuadro。 Pero le gustaba bromear con la gente"。"Señor， tú nos has sido refugio De generación en generación。2 Antes que naciesen los montesY formases la tierra y el mundo，Desde el siglo y hasta el siglo， tú eres Dios。3 Vuelves al hombre hasta ser quebrantado，Y dices: Convertíos， hijos de los hombres。4 Porque mil años delante de tus ojosSon como el día de ayer， que pasó，（A）Y como una de las vigilias de la noche。5 Los arrebatas como con torrente de aguas; son como sueño，Como la hierba que crece en la mañana。6 En la mañana florece y crece;A la tarde es cortada， y se seca。7 Porque con tu furor somos consumidos，Y con tu ira somos turbados。8 Pusiste nuestras maldades delante de ti，Nuestros yerros a la luz de tu rostro。9 Porque todos nuestros días declinan a causa de tu ira;Acabamos nuestros años como un pensamiento。10 Los días de nuestra edad son setenta años;Y si en los más robustos son ochenta años，Con todo， su fortaleza es molestia y trabajo，Porque pronto pasan， y volamos。11 ¿Quién conoce el poder de tu ira，Y tu indignación según que debes ser temido？12 Enséñanos de tal modo a contar nuestros días，Que traigamos al corazón sabiduría。13 Vuélvete， oh Jehová; ¿hasta cuándo？Y aplácate para con tus siervos。14 De mañana sácianos de tu misericordia，Y cantaremos y nos alegraremos todos nuestros días。15 Alégranos conforme a los días que nos afligiste，Y los años en que vimos el mal。16 Aparezca en tus siervos tu obra，Y tu gloria sobre sus hijos。17 Sea la luz de Jehová nuestro Dios sobre nosotros，Y la obra de nuestras manos confirma sobre nosotros;Sí， la obra de nuestras manos confirma"Ese es el salmo que la Sra Threadgoode le recomienda a la otra mujer， cuando se da cuenta de que le llegó la menopausia， y por eso anda tan bajoneada。。。¡Dios mío， la escena de la pelea entre idgie y Ruth！ Cuando se tienen que separar y la segunda está convencida de que la primera solo tiene un crush por ella… 😭😭😭😭"Sabes， Smokey… Pensé que vagabundear sería divertido… Pero no lo es…Y entonces cerró los ojos y murió。"Esta es una frase terrible， que impacta， en medio de una escena donde se muestra la brutalidad con la que trataban en los años 30's a los "temporarios" （me da la impresión de que son lo que en Argentina llamamos "trabajadores golondrina"， o sea que trabajan en negro， en el lugar que sea， por un determinado período de tiempo。 También los llamamos "changarines"， pero esos tienen un domicilio y van y vienen todos los días de la casa a la changa， y de la changa a la casa…）。"Mucha gente puede pensar que es muy triste tener un hijo disminuido de nacimiento， pero creo que el Señor lo hizo así para que no tuviese que sufrir。 Ni siquiera sabía que hubiese en este mundo malas personas。 En lo más profundo de mi corazón creo， de verdad， que era un ángel que Dios me envió y， a veces， me impaciento por llegar al cielo para poder verlo otra vez。 "Esta frase resume algo que a mí me toca personalmente。 El personaje del que habla la señora Threadgoode es su hijo， y a mí me toca de cerca porque la prima de mi mamá tiene una hija que tiene， más o menos， la misma condición y Makita （la hija）， físicamente， tiene mi misma edad pero tiene， mentalmente， la edad de una nena de jardín de niños， entonces creo que esa frase tiene toda la razón del mundo。 Ella， como muchas mujeres seguramente， amó tanto a su hijo， que la historia la muestra como un ángel， con su ángel personal。 Seguramente Albert （el hijo） merecía todo ese amor， porque las personas como él son verdaderos ángeles que nos dejan tener por un tiempo en la tierra， para demostrarnos que la inocencia y la bondad todavía existen。Yo que Earl （vecino de Idgie y Ruth）， tampoco hubiese soportado tener una esposa que me esté gritando todo el día cómo tuvo que soportar él… jejeje。De a cuentagotas， pero también relata cómo puede vivir una mujer la violencia de género。 Ahí es cuando uno se da cuenta de la época en la que fue escrito el libro， ya que hoy en día no se trataría con tanta ligereza un tema tan complejo como éste。 Además el tipo con el que Ruth se casó。。。 En pocas palabras era ¡un reverendo hijo de p**a！ ¡¿Cómo puede un hombre ser tan vil y rastrero， hasta el punto de violar niñas de 12 años？！ En esta parte tengo sentimientos encontrados porque el tipo se merecía lo que le pasó， pero… igual está bien tratado el tema de la culpa qué Ruth siente al pensar que es por su orientación que él la maltrata， porque eso es lo que pasa con la víctima en estos casos。 El victimario no tiene un porqué， pero la víctima， en su dolor， busca el porqué de que sea maltratada…Otra cosa que me sulfura en este respecto， es que cuando encuentran el coche de ese tipo， muchos años después de la desaparición de esa bestia， ocho después de la muerte de Ruth y con su hijo ya bien casado， le hacen juicio a Idgie por el asesinato de ese ser que ni siquiera merecía haber nacido ¡y el fiscal es otro “majadero， soplagaitas， caraculo， más que hijoputa”， como bien le dice Idgie！ Aunque ese es el único momento malo en el juicio， ya que en seguida salva las papas el reverendo Scroggins acompañado de como medio pueblo… y， si se animan a leer este maravilloso libro （y si no les hice demasiados spoilers）， acuérdense de esto: en el juicio， Idgie siempre dice la verdad de donde estuvo el día en cuestión。"¿Por qué siempre insultos con connotaciones sexuales？， se preguntaba Evelyn。 ¿Y por qué cuando un hombre quería vejar a otro， lo afeminaba？ Era como si，para ellos， ser mujer fuese lo más bajo。 ¿Qué hemos hecho nosotras？， se decía ella; ¿qué hemos hecho para que se nos tenga en este concepto？ ¿Por qué habían elegido precisamente el coño para que sonase tan mal？ La gente ya no insultaba a los negros; por lo menos， no en su cara。 [。。。] Todos los grupos tenían quienes les defendían。 Pero， a las mujeres， los hombres seguían insultándolas。 ¿Por qué？ ¿Dónde estaba su grupo？ No era justo。 Y， cuanto más lo pensaba， más se sulfuraba。" ¡Al fin el indicio de feminismo más definido！ ¿Y saben de la mano de quién aparece？ ¡Evelyn！ ¡Aguante towanda， carajo！ 🤣Uno sabe que para la época en la que la señora Threadgoode y Evelyn se conocen， Ruth e Idgie ya deben de estar muertas; sin embargo， es dolorosa la manera abrupta en la que la autora nos dice cómo fue que murió Ruth。Hay que destacar el talento de la autora al describir como las personas blancas， como Evelyn， veían a los negros como seres inferiores y a la vez cómo si fueran niños a los que hay que proteger; tanto así que se sorprendieron en los años 60's， cuando empezaron a hacerse visibles las protestas de los negros， y se negaron el hecho de que los negros no querían ser vistos como seres inferiores， sino que querían que se les garantizarán sus derechos humanos que se los diera como iguales humanos al igual que los blancos。En resumen， trata temas como el lesbianismo， el racismo en el sur de EEUU a principios del S。XX， la situación de los temporeros tras la Gran Depresión de 1929， los síntomas de la menopausia， la soledad， el duelo， la violencia de género， el canibalismo。。。 pero de forma amena y buscando un toque optimista a pesar de las situaciones negativas。 Además， la amistad que se forma entre Evelyn y ms Threadgoode ¡es tan bonita y les hace tan bien！ Es una delicia de leer。 Aunque es triste cuando llega el inevitable desenlace que todos tenemos… pero vale la pena。 ¡y el final！ ¡Qué cosa maravillosa después de hacerte llorar a mares！ Además， tiene el agregado de “LAS RECETAS DE SIPSEY POR GENTILEZA DE EVELYN COUCH”… 。。。more
Katy M
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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 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。 。。。more
Shalonda
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Flaggis a gifted writer that keeps you on the edge wanting more， it is hard to put down。
Lisa Cupp
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Wonderful。 Very entertaining。
Pamela Chelekis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 US Tour: Alabama Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CafeBy Fannie FlaggWhen I decided to start reading my way through the United States， it seemed obvious （and perhaps boringly so） that I’d just go through the list alphabetically。 And when I started researching which book I’d like to begin with， there seemed to be a lot of good choices -- specifically， the most famous （possibly） of Alabama fiction - To Kill a Mockingbird - which I， and everyone who's been through a US high school English c US Tour: Alabama Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop CafeBy Fannie FlaggWhen I decided to start reading my way through the United States， it seemed obvious （and perhaps boringly so） that I’d just go through the list alphabetically。 And when I started researching which book I’d like to begin with， there seemed to be a lot of good choices -- specifically， the most famous （possibly） of Alabama fiction - To Kill a Mockingbird - which I， and everyone who's been through a US high school English class has probably read。 A lot of the books I came across felt a bit heavy， and I wanted to start this journey out on a somewhat lighter note。 The reason I kept coming back to this one was that every blurb seemed to mention that it was about fun and friendship and sometimes murder， and I’ll be honest， that last bit paired with the praise of comedy did pique my interest。 The murder ends up not being so funny， but the book ends up being far more fascinating than I originally thought it would。 I didn’t know much about it when I started -- only that I had heard of the film but being too young for it when it came out -- and no one in my life ever talking about it， I hadn’t sought any information out about it。 The book splits its time between time periods， which sort of reminds me of Forrest Gump （another Alabama based book）， with an old lady sitting on a bench telling her life story， and the story of a small town close enough to Birmingham Alabama to eventually be swallowed up by the urban sprawl; mixed with a bit of that pro-women narrative of something like a League of Their Own。 But unlike Forrest Gump， whose narrative is mostly built on nostalgia for a time long gone， Fried Green Tomatoes still has themes that can resonate today。 Set in the present day of 1987， Evelyn Couch is a middle-aged woman who doesn’t know what to do with her life。 She’s lived her life entirely by the book， and according to how women should act and be。 But one day she goes to visit her mother-in-law at a home when she meets Mrs。 Threadgoode （Ninny） who begins to tell her long tale of the town of Whistle Stop and all of its residents -- most notably the Threadgoode and Peavey families -- those closest to running the cafe。 I really loved Evelyn’s arc in the novel。 She starts out being this really sad sack of a woman who is lost and lonely。 And Ninny provides her with an actual friendship， something she’s lacking completely， and helps her turn her life around。 It’s fascinating looking back at the late 80s， where Evelyn is slowly starting to come into her own as a woman in her late 40s， but still somewhat confined by the fact that the 80s still had their own slew of issues regarding women。 Evelyn begins to push back on all of it -- and while clearly， now in the 2020s， women are still fighting， but we’ve come a long way since 1987。 Still， it’s nice to see Evelyn grow as a person and a woman， and the fact that a friendship - and specifically a friendship with another， older woman - is nice to see。 Too often women are portrayed as young and competing， and the fact that this novel seems to celebrate the friendship of women， especially at different ages， and especially between older women， seems like such a thing of value。 Going with the theme of age -- I also like that it portrays women over 40 having interests and hobbies， and explores the idea that women’s lives don’t end if they get married and/or have children。 The main crux of the story， however， revolves around the Threadgoode family -- most notably Ninny’s sister-in-law Idgie， a young woman who has tomboy-ish characteristics and could give Huck Finn a run for his money。 The thing about Idgie， however， and something that I was not expecting -- at ALL -- was her relationship with Ruth Jamison。 They’re lesbians， Howard。 The relationship is not explicit in any way， but it’s not subtle either。 Idgie and Ruth both declare their love for each other in romantic terms， and end up spending their lives together running the cafe。 I was not at all expecting a story about a couple of lesbians in a book about small town Alabama in the 30s， and yet， here I am， pleasantly surprised to see it as one of the threads。 I do wish there had been more defining mentions of it in the book， but for 1987， I think it’s rather bold to have it at all be the main love story in the novel。 For what it’s worth， doing some research， I found that Fannie Flagg is a lesbian， so it’s nice that her voice of experience was able to help create such vivid characters。 The fact that Idgie and Ruth have a lesbian relationship is somewhat known by others， but never really commented on。 The book idealizes it a little -- but it can be passed off as a great friendship well enough that it retains believability。 If anything， my one nitpick would be that it falls into the narrative of ‘kill the gays’ with death of Ruth cutting her life short， but since her death isn’t the end， nor does it prop up anyone else’s emotional story -- but is another part of the ‘spanning a lifetime’ part of this epic tale， I’m letting it slide a bit。 The book does go in-depth on the whole Threadgoode family， and what life was like during The Great Depression in small town Alabama， and how small town life changes as the years tumble into the 50s， 60s， and even 70s。 People come into your life， and people leave it， and the world around you changes as you begin to romanticize the time of your youth。 A bit of the book is also dedicated to talking about the Peavey family -- a black family who works for Idgie at the cafe。 I wasn’t sure how the race angle was going to play out， the term ‘colored’ and the n-word are used judiciously -- but used in the context of the time period。 While there were times when I could tell it was definitely a book written by a white woman， the book never shied away from the difficulties black families had （and still have） in the south。 The nice thing is that the black characters were just as complex， just as fleshed out， and just as interesting as any of the white characters。 They weren’t caricatures or stereotypes -- they were people just trying to make it through life the same way white people were， only with a lot more difficulty。 While the book kind of acts like a slice-of-life character examination -- it does have a major set piece in the murder of Ruth’s husband Frank， and who did it。 The mystery is not anywhere near the focus of the book， but all the threads of the book seem to tie around that one incident。 This is where I really enjoy Flagg’s storytelling。 At first the book bounces around from one piece of narrative to another， but the unfolding of why and how and what of this murder mystery buried within the character study is really a thing of beauty。 Before I forget， the heart of this book is a celebration of southern （Alabamian） culture -- and one of my favorite aspects of this book is the fact that there are over a dozen recipes for good ole fashioned southern cooking in the back。 Food is another theme throughout the novel， and it just makes me smile that like any good southern household -- they can’t let you leave still feeling hungry。 I really enjoyed this book -- much more than I thought I would when I picked it up。 There’s a lot packed into the 250-ish page book， and handles the themes it presents rather well。 It’s an easy read， and while light in tone， doesn’t shy away from its heavier subject material。 I would very much recommend it！ 。。。more
Chelsie
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I think there are a lot of racist things in this book that bothered me。 That aside， it was an enjoyable read that had me laughing out loud at times。
Gregory Christensen
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Stories of people from a small town in Alabama affect change in a modern housewife。 #10WordBookReviews
Rayna
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A delightful read， full of love， death， life， sorrow and wisdom。
Kathleen
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3。5
Maria
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 un solid happy read， solo habia un capitulo que era un romance de verdad， pero incluso no siendo lo que yo esparaba me encanto， como una historia mas vague de un pueblecito en el sur de estados unidos。 sobretodo el formato alternando entre el residence y threadboone hablando con evelyn， y los capitolos centrados en nada mas que la ciudad en su tiempo， con los visitante， onzell， big george， ruth siendo rescatado de alan bennett， y el matando de allan bennett cuando viene a steal al bebe。
anita
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Se siete nel blocco del lettore， regalatevi questo piccolo capolavoro。
Grossman
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The characters are all very believable。
Josephine
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There were a lot of things I really enjoyed about this book。 I enjoyed how it dealt with themes such as racism， lesbianism， human rights etc。 I enjoyed the humor。 I loved how the relationship between Idgie and Ruth was handled， and how their emotional connection was so beautifully written。 Lastly I also enjoyed how this gave me insane ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’-vibes， because of the southern dialects and environment。 However， I am still quite biased by this book， because although I enjoyed many par There were a lot of things I really enjoyed about this book。 I enjoyed how it dealt with themes such as racism， lesbianism， human rights etc。 I enjoyed the humor。 I loved how the relationship between Idgie and Ruth was handled， and how their emotional connection was so beautifully written。 Lastly I also enjoyed how this gave me insane ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’-vibes， because of the southern dialects and environment。 However， I am still quite biased by this book， because although I enjoyed many parts of it， I still didn’t quite feel fulfilled at any point， and was left feeling kind of underwhelmed because of the fast pace and all the different perspectives it wanted to tell。3/3。5 stars 。。。more
Ezra Maloney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wholesome and， at times， very funny。 Much more explicitly gay than the film which is interesting and highlights the different standards for the two industries。 I thought the depiction of ageing was quite good too。 However， I didn't enjoy the structure and don't think Flagg does a very neat job of switching back and forth。 What were those sections with Dot Weems？ Who is Dot Weems？？ Wholesome and， at times， very funny。 Much more explicitly gay than the film which is interesting and highlights the different standards for the two industries。 I thought the depiction of ageing was quite good too。 However， I didn't enjoy the structure and don't think Flagg does a very neat job of switching back and forth。 What were those sections with Dot Weems？ Who is Dot Weems？？ 。。。more
Valeria Kisenkova
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very kind and warm book。 It's the one of them which leaves good vibes and you're a bit sad the story is over very kind and warm book。 It's the one of them which leaves good vibes and you're a bit sad the story is over 。。。more
Jill
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I loved this book。 I felt like I was living in the town of Whistle Stop！
Marci
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Meh
Alli G F
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Great leisurely read full of Alabama history。 Loved it！
Breanna Johnson
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This is genuinely the best book I have ever read。 I laughed a lot。 I cried a lot。 I sobbed my way through the last 50 pages。 But this is my absolute favorite book now。 I loved the movie and I loved the book 100x more。
Sara B
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Per onestà bisogna ammettere che questo libro è stato scritto da una persona bianca per altre persone bianche， e questo ti salta all’occhio già dalle prime pagine — ovviamente va preso e inserito nel suo contesto， cioè alla fine degli anni 80。 Per questo motivo per tutta la lettura sono stata più orientata verso le 4 stelline， però sapete cosa？ Arrivata all’ultima pagina mi è preso un assurdo senso di malinconia， verso i suoi personaggi e i suoi luoghi， mi è sembrato quasi di lasciare il mio pae Per onestà bisogna ammettere che questo libro è stato scritto da una persona bianca per altre persone bianche， e questo ti salta all’occhio già dalle prime pagine — ovviamente va preso e inserito nel suo contesto， cioè alla fine degli anni 80。 Per questo motivo per tutta la lettura sono stata più orientata verso le 4 stelline， però sapete cosa？ Arrivata all’ultima pagina mi è preso un assurdo senso di malinconia， verso i suoi personaggi e i suoi luoghi， mi è sembrato quasi di lasciare il mio paese natale e credo che questa sensazione vinca veramente su tutto il resto。 。。。more
Ember Carroll
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I couldn't finish this book， I only got about 35 pages in。 There's a lot of racist material here， and the writing style was incredibly difficult to follow。 I also felt like the writing was very drab， the wording was difficult。 I wanted to like this book， I have heard so much good about it。 But my ADHD brain couldn't pay attention to this， it seems to not really draw the reader in。 It was work to make myself read it。 I couldn't finish this book， I only got about 35 pages in。 There's a lot of racist material here， and the writing style was incredibly difficult to follow。 I also felt like the writing was very drab， the wording was difficult。 I wanted to like this book， I have heard so much good about it。 But my ADHD brain couldn't pay attention to this， it seems to not really draw the reader in。 It was work to make myself read it。 。。。more
Eden-Soleil Johnson
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4 AM…。。Almost went to sleep without finishing the last 20 pages because I couldn’t stop crying but after putting it down for five minutes I decided if I did not finish it immediately I would die……。one of the best books I’ve ever read……makes me happy to be a southern gay
Carlos
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Liked it but still love the movie。
Jessica Harvey
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Un beau 3，5 étoile pour ce roman amusant et doux。
Alayna L
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One of the rare cases when the book is not as good as the movie。
Bradley
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Book Club: October 2006
Joyce
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For the right person， I’m sure this is funny， touching， and heartwarming all at the same time。 I’m sure it will evoke many childhood memories and call to mind a lot of shared generational experiences。Thing is， I am not a middle-aged white American woman。 I don’t resonate with any of the shared memories， and haven’t gone through the same things these women have。 Without something to fall back on， I can’t get sucked into their worlds。The story is told in a series of flashbacks。 Evelyn， the main ch For the right person， I’m sure this is funny， touching， and heartwarming all at the same time。 I’m sure it will evoke many childhood memories and call to mind a lot of shared generational experiences。Thing is， I am not a middle-aged white American woman。 I don’t resonate with any of the shared memories， and haven’t gone through the same things these women have。 Without something to fall back on， I can’t get sucked into their worlds。The story is told in a series of flashbacks。 Evelyn， the main character， is an empty nester experiencing an existential crisis and going through menopause。 She meets Ninny Threadsgoode， who tells her stories of Whistle Stop in the Great Depression-era。To engage with a story， there must be something about the main character that I identify with。 But Evelyn remained two-dimensional to me throughout the entire book: she is an insecure， unempowered woman who never has a satisfying character arc。There are things mentioned at the beginning of the story， e。g。 bad relations with mother-in-law， her husband treating her like help， which never get addressed。 The only mini-arc that the author sees fit to close is Evelyn， who is shown eating a lot of junk food throughout the book， has a moment of epiphany where she realizes she’s obese， and then joins a weight-loss camp and miraculously loses all the weight and keeps it off。Meh。Ninny Threadsgoode， too， is two-dimensional。 Even though she is the one telling the story， her voice is never really present。 It’s almost as if she’s telling it from an omniscient third-person POV – which， I get， is maybe useful from a storywriting perspective， but it makes the whole story just feel that much more forced and unrealistic。 “Idgie was the first one to start calling him Stump， and Ruth near had a fit， said it was a mean thing to do。 But Idgie said it was the best thing， so nobody would call him anything about it behind his back。 She thought he might as well face up to the fact that he had an arm missing and not be sensitive about it。 And she turned out to be right， because you never saw anybody that could do more with one arm…why， he could shoot marbles， hunt and fish， anything he wanted to。 He was the best shot in Whistle Stop。“When he was little and there was somebody new in the cafe， Idgie would bring him in and have him tell this long， tall tale about going fishing for catfish down on the Warrior River， and he’d get them all caught up in the story and then Idgie would say， ‘How big was the catfish， Stump？’“And he’d put out his arm， like the grown fisherman used to do to show how long the fish was， and he’d say， ‘Oh， about that big。’ And Idgie and Stump would laugh over the expressions on the people’s faces， trying to figure out how long that fish was。 Also – the way that Ninny begins the story is so…abrupt。 Basically， Evelyn is sitting next to her one day and Ninny just…begins？ To tell this story？ And somehow Evelyn keeps going back to hear more？ Evelyn Couch had come to Rose Terrace with her husband， Ed， who was visiting his mother， Big Momma， a recent but reluctant arrival。 Evelyn had just escaped them both and had gone into the visitors’ lounge in the back， where she could enjoy her candy bar in peace and quiet。 But the moment she sat down， the old woman beside her began to talk…“Now， you ask me the year somebody got married…who they married…or what the bride’s mother wore， and nine times out of ten I can tell you， but for the life of me， I cain’t tell you when it was I got to be so old。 It just sorta slipped up on me。 The first time I noticed it was June of this year， when I was in the hospital for my gallbladder， which they still have， or maybe they threw it out by now…who knows。 That heavyset nurse had just given me another one of those Fleet enemas they’re so fond of over there when I noticed what they had on my arm。 It was a white band that said: Mrs。 Cleo Threadgoode…an eighty-six-year-old woman。 Imagine that！“When I got back home， I told my friend Mrs。 Otis， I guess the only thing left for us to do is to sit around and get ready to croak…。She said she preferred the term pass over to the other side。 Poor thing， I didn’t have the heart to tell her that no matter what you call it， we’re all gonna croak， just the same… ？？？As for the supposed highlights of the story （for me， anyway）: I was so excited to see a book set in Alabama in the Great Depression-era be shelved not once， but twice as both LGBT and GLBT > Queer on the genres section。I was excepting drama， and pining， and familial conflict。 I wanted to see Idgie and Ruth struggle with their sexuality， and the town struggle to accept it。 Instead， everyone was just…ok with it？ Idgie and Ruth weren’t even really that surprised， and neither was anyone in town。Fine， maybe the author is taking some artistic license when it comes to sexuality。 But what about the racial tensions？ Why wave her magic wand and vanish all the homophobia but not wave her magic wand and vanish the racism as well？ There are 96 mentions of the words “color” or “colored” in this book， and every time I read it I get just a bit more unable to enjoy reading this book。The TL;DR version: I wanted to see what the hype is， and my conclusion is that I am just waaaaaaaaaay too different from the target demographic to get much enjoyment from reading this。 。。。more
Tiffany L
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