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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe | Fannie Flagg

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**Review contains a slight spoiler about a character's death**

One day, unhappy housewife Evelyn visits her mother-in-law at her new nursing home & gets talking to a resident there called Ninny Threadgoode. Well Ninny talks to Evelyn is more like it, but she starts to tell her about her life in Whistle Stop, a small town in Alabama in the 1920s & 1930s.

OutsmartYourShelf Despite herself, Evelyn is gradually drawn into Ninny's stories about the Threadgoode family especially Idgie, a rebellious tomboy who falls in love with a girl called Ruth Jamison & they open the Whistle Stop Cafe.

I saw the film probably a few years after it was released in 1991 & really liked it but haven't gotten around to reading the book until now. (edited) 2d

OutsmartYourShelf It's a definite case of the film being better than the book & there are some big differences in the ending storyline. In the book, after Ruth's death, Idgie sort of disappears as a character & the reader doesn't really know what happened to her next. There's an epilogue which covers some of it but it was rather disappointing. I did like how Ninny's stories helped Evelyn turn her life around. 3.5🌟
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OutsmartYourShelf TWs: racial slurs & racism (major), domestic violence & terminal illness (moderate), implied cannibalism (hinted at).

Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/611915100
Read 18th-20th Nov 2024

#ReadAway2024 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES
#192025 (1987) @Librarybelle (edited) 2d

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DieAReader 🤦🏻‍♀️Still haven‘t seen this🎞️ 1d

Andrew65 This one is a classic film. 1d

OutsmartYourShelf @Andrew65 It is. Welcome back! 1d

Suet624 I can‘t tell you how often I‘ve watched that film. 1d

Andrew65 @OutsmartYourShelf Thanks, try to get some normality back one step at a time. 😍 1d

Librarybelle Great book and film! I‘ve seen the movie a few times, and I read the book a long time ago. 18h

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TheAromaofBooks

Bingo Love | Tee Franklin

#WinterGames #Bingo

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peanutnine

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date | Ashley Herring Blake

#WeirdWordWednesday
I know we usually rely on @TheBookHippie for Yiddish lessons but this word came up in my book twice already and I had to look it up! I like the positive connotation behind it
@CBee

TheBookHippie I post this word at least twice a year 😆♥️😂 I love it. 3d

CBee You can never have too much Yiddish! 3d

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psalva

The Price of Salt, or Carol | Patricia Highsmith

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This is the November pick for my local LGBTQ+ book club. My first Highsmith, a lot of my expectations were subverted. I am really looking forward to discussing it.
I don‘t really have any other words in my brain right now… maybe I‘ll come back and edit this review when I‘m feeling loquacious, but for now this sparse vagueness is all I‘ve got. Despite that, I didn‘t want to wait too long to review this. I know I‘ll forget otherwise.

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Andrea313

Late Bloomer: A Novel | Mazey Eddings

Another afternoon at my favorite cafe with a rose iced tea and a book I can't put down. Something light and lovely is just what I've been needing! #CurrentlyReading

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lil1inblue

We Are Okay | Nina LaCour

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A quick read about family secrets, loneliness, and grief. I liked the way the story unfolded, and felt for all of the characters. The emotional power was undeniable.

#queerbc

PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper ❤️❤️ 4d

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xicanti

Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix | Cherie Dimaline

I finished my awesome puzzle yesterday afternoon, and Cherie Dimaline and I are back on track with her Secret Garden remix! The original is one of those books Tiny Me drifted away from so I can‘t claim to know the source material well, but from a pure storytelling perspective I love everything Dimaline‘s doing here. #audiopuzzling

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