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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg
5 reviews
graceflvnt's review against another edition
1.0
Wildly racist, and not just in the “period-typical” way either. Author writes about Black people in a super infantilizing way: always happy to help, always happy to work, very grateful for the white people they work for who are basically part of the family (and who are still buddy-buddy with local members of the KKK?). There’s a passage where one of the main characters starts fantasizing about herself as an extreme do-gooder/superhero figure and one of her righteous acts is “single-handedly blowing up the entire Middle East to prevent the Third World War” (232).
Weird in other ways too, in terms of sex and power dynamics.
If you’re reading this for the sapphic romance, don’t bother. Yikes.
Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism
Moderate: Ableism and Domestic abuse
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
kitaface's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, and Classism
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, and Sexism
Minor: Cancer, Cannibalism, Murder, and 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
portapages'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
4.75
This book is also contains characters who are rather queer, anti-racist, and socialist for their time, considering it's set in 1930s USA.
THAT SAID, once again, this book crosses multiple very trying times in USA's history. It was also written in 1987. The language used in the book is not something we deem acceptable anymore, especially considering the ethnicity of the writer.
However, while there were some questionable portrayals of black stereotypes (a child with blue gums is expected to be a devil and in some ways lives up to it, as compared to a black chold with a fairer complexion), I found that every person was approached with a lot of nuance. It was very artfully done.
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Hate crime and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence