Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
This is a very good book. Solid hardback. I have about 80 copies in the bookshop. 12 of them are supporting the little fridge up to a reasonable height. Two of them are under the cash desk which otherwise would be a bit wobbly. Another 8 (in two's) are against the ends of the four shelves under the galavanise bit of roof where it leaks when it rains hard (not now, post Irma I need a new roof as I have two huge holes in it, so I moved the books) . Sometimes prior to the hurricanes, when it rained
If you haven't read this yet - get it now. It's funny, most people can be around someone and they gradually begin to love them and never know exactly when it happened; but Ruth knew the very second it happened to her. It's a love story, a friendship story and so much more. There's survival against the odds, murder, and absolute hilarity. In short - really, truly awesome. Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead Mrs. Threadgoode is at the same nursing home
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 other for decades who ended up moving on when their little town started to die. I guess this book made me a bit homesick and sad, since I see my hometown going the same way. It's slowly dying and eventually
Reading this book was like waking up on a spring morning after a long dreary winter to the sound of the dawn chorus, after a reading slump of a few weeks I really was delighted when this novel came up as a book club read, having read it in 2010 and loved the book I knew enough time had lapsed for me to forget the details of the story but not the wonderful characters.Charming, witty thought proving and endering are all words that come to mind on finishing this novel. A lovely page turner to
This book was one of a dozen or so books that I added to my TBR when I first joined Goodreads in January of 2013. It's also one of my favorite movies, so it's a shame that I'm just now reading the book. The audiobook narrator did a fantastic job giving different voices to the characters. The movie played in my head the entire time, except for a few parts that weren't in the movie. I loved this book so much!
I have read every other book Fannie Flagg has written. Its about time I read Whistle Stop.
Fannie Flagg
Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 4.28 | 256973 Users | 6056 Reviews
Be Specific About Containing Books Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Title | : | Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe |
Author | : | Fannie Flagg |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
Published | : | May 7th 2002 by Random House (first published 1987) |
Categories | : | Young Adult. Science Fiction. Fantasy. Romance |
Narration To Books Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
It's first the story of two women in the 1980s, of gray-headed Mrs. Threadgoode telling her life story to Evelyn, who is in the sad slump of middle age. The tale she tells is also of two women-of the irrepressibly daredevilish tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth, who back in the thirties ran a little place in Whistle Stop, Alabama, a Southern kind of Cafe Wobegon offering good barbecue and good coffee and all kinds of love and laughter, even an occasional murder.Declare Books Conducive To Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Original Title: | Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe |
ISBN: | 0375508414 (ISBN13: 9780375508417) |
Edition Language: | English |
Characters: | Ruth, Mrs. Ninny Threadgoode, Evelyn Couch, Idgie |
Setting: | Davenport, Iowa,1929(United States) Troutville, Alabama(United States) Birmingham, Alabama(United States) …more Whistle Stop, Alabama(United States) Alabama(United States) …less |
Literary Awards: | Alabama Author Award for Fiction (1989) |
Rating Containing Books Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Ratings: 4.28 From 256973 Users | 6056 ReviewsArticle Containing Books Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
Apparently, this is the tale of an old woman reminiscing to a younger one about her life in a small town in Alabama, and the changes which take place as the American South moves from its racist past to the more inclusive present. It can be read like that, and enjoyed for its simplicity, its easy pace, and engaging characters. But perceptive readers who go beyond the facade will unearth a rich treasure of allegory and metaphor: because in this novel, as with any good work of literature, the realThis is a very good book. Solid hardback. I have about 80 copies in the bookshop. 12 of them are supporting the little fridge up to a reasonable height. Two of them are under the cash desk which otherwise would be a bit wobbly. Another 8 (in two's) are against the ends of the four shelves under the galavanise bit of roof where it leaks when it rains hard (not now, post Irma I need a new roof as I have two huge holes in it, so I moved the books) . Sometimes prior to the hurricanes, when it rained
If you haven't read this yet - get it now. It's funny, most people can be around someone and they gradually begin to love them and never know exactly when it happened; but Ruth knew the very second it happened to her. It's a love story, a friendship story and so much more. There's survival against the odds, murder, and absolute hilarity. In short - really, truly awesome. Remember if people talk behind your back, it only means you are two steps ahead Mrs. Threadgoode is at the same nursing home
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 other for decades who ended up moving on when their little town started to die. I guess this book made me a bit homesick and sad, since I see my hometown going the same way. It's slowly dying and eventually
Reading this book was like waking up on a spring morning after a long dreary winter to the sound of the dawn chorus, after a reading slump of a few weeks I really was delighted when this novel came up as a book club read, having read it in 2010 and loved the book I knew enough time had lapsed for me to forget the details of the story but not the wonderful characters.Charming, witty thought proving and endering are all words that come to mind on finishing this novel. A lovely page turner to
This book was one of a dozen or so books that I added to my TBR when I first joined Goodreads in January of 2013. It's also one of my favorite movies, so it's a shame that I'm just now reading the book. The audiobook narrator did a fantastic job giving different voices to the characters. The movie played in my head the entire time, except for a few parts that weren't in the movie. I loved this book so much!
I have read every other book Fannie Flagg has written. Its about time I read Whistle Stop.
0 comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.