Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Fannie Flagg

1987•Drama•403 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyhistoricalgay/lesbianslowwholesomerealisticenclosedemotive & stirringunlikely connectionscomplex relationship

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Boxlist takeMoving and grounded: a contained novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

Folksy and fresh, endearing and affecting, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a now-classic novel about two women: Evelyn, who’s in the sad slump of middle age, and gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode, who’s telling her life story.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedyHistoricalGay/lesbianUnlikely connectionsComplex relationship

Subjects

Race relationsReminiscing in old ageFemale friendshipRomance norte americanoLesbiansWomenDomestic fictionLove stories

Details

Author
Fannie Flagg
Published
1987
Pages
403
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