![]() Ninny's stories rage from the the 1920s and beyond, mostly focusing on the 1920s and 30s, when Ruth Jamison and Idgie Threadgoode opened a small-town diner in an even smaller town, and brought the community together in ways no one may have thought possible.įirst and foremost, Fried Green Tomatoes is a lesbian love story. Evelyn, an empty nester and trying to rediscover herself, is all ears. During those long visitation days, Evelyn makes nice with Ninny as the older woman shares stories from her past. ![]() Ninny Threadgoode in a nursing home in Birmingham, where Ninny is a resident and Evelyn is tagging along with her husband to visit his mother. But I did watch the movie right after reading the book, and they are truly two entirely different experiences. ![]() I'd seen the Fried Green Tomatoes movie several times, but it's been years since I'd sat down and watched it all in one sitting, so it was nice to not have the movie fresh in my mind when diving into the reading experience. ![]() I picked up the book to finally read it in anticipation of Fannie Flagg's upcoming novel, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop, which returns to the same small town of Whistle Stop, Alabama. Fried Green Tomatoes is a classic - both book and film-wise. Reviewing the book Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafewas one of the most challenging books to review and rate in a while. ![]()
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