Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe /Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!

by Fannie Flagg

From Personal Private Collection. Nov 2000 First Ballantine Edition. Paperback. Has light creases on spine, binding is good and tight, pages are clean and intact, Edge wear on cover. Bright colors on cover, No writing inside book. If you would like a pic just let me know.

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Humor, Friendship, Book Club, Chick Lit

928 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1987

About the author

Fannie Flagg began writing and producing television specials at age nineteen and went on to distinguish herself as an actress and writer in television, films, and the theater. She is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (which was produced by Universal Pictures as "Fried Green Tomatoes"), Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!, Standing in the Rainbow, and A Redbird Christmas.

Flagg’s film script for "Fried Green Tomatoes" was nominated for both the Academy Award and the Writers Guild of America Award and won the highly regarded Scripters Award. She lives in California and Alabama.

Reviews

[Laura B. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is by far the best book I have read in such a long time. I laughed and I cried and I completely fell in love with all the characters and I was so disappointed when it ended! everyone should read this at least once

[Sonia · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read. I read it at the beach (where I do most of my reading). I want to read this entire series of Fannie Flagg books. The characters are so warm, and you feel like you want to find that town and settle down there.

[Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this film and have had the book sat on my bookshelf for too long. Decided to read it and although it is different from the film it's just as wonderful. I honestly feel as though I've been sat in a favourite old cardigan wrapped up warm and snuggly whilst reading this book, but the threads of the cardigan were all the wonderful characters in this book. I started reading this around the middle of December and it was due to my schedule and not the content of the book that it's taken me so long to read it. I would highly reccomend this book to anyone who enjoys a good story.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my all time favorite books. It is delightful.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can't get enough of Flagg's homespun tales...apparently these are where it all started for her.

[Adele · Rating 5 out of 5]

oh my god never thought anything could top fried green tomatoes but this sure did...wonderful well written very entertaining.....

[Helen]

Great!

[Dhillie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent book with a surprise "passing" twist.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

[Jeffrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book. Good movie.

[Jennifer Rolfe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally got to read the book. Have watched the movie many times and now can say I love them both.

[Ruta Leonard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed reading these 2 great books!! Thanks Pequot Library book sale!

[Denny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Light hearted and uplifting.

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, I've come to realize I'm a fan of quirky southern fiction. It was funny, sad and uplifting. Made me want to hop on a train and jump off at the Whistle Stop Café.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

read this book years ago and LOVED it, hence, i've read all of her other books over the years.

[Allison13 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the book years after seeing the movie several times and was pleasntly surprised at the changes.
I'm a sucker for warm endearing stories so this one was right up my alley.

[LaRhonda Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

classic book; I've read it several times

[Shirley Hoffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just a wonderful book!

[Lidija · Rating 4 out of 5]

I ovo je jedna od knjiga koja je u mojem zamišljenom redu godinama čekala da je pročitam. Ne znam zašto je sad došlo vrijeme za to, ali znam da mi je jako drago da je tako. U ovoj sam priči uživala od početka do kraja - dobro, kraj mi je bio prežalostan i ostavio me je u pomalo sentimentalnom raspoloženju, ali to sam nekako i očekivala.
Kad pišu na ovakav način - stalno preskačući s jednog razdoblja života na drugi i u drugi i u svakom pričajući o drugim ljudima, ali koji su ipak, makar tankom niti, povezani - ljudi se često spetljaju ili se izgube u svemu, pa počnu pisati o nevažnim stvarima i sve se razvodni. Moram reći da se Fannie Flagg u tome zbilja izvrsno snašla i uspjela je napisati sjajnu, zanimljivu priču i to na senzibilan, emotivan, duhovit način. Pisati o povijesti jednoga mjestašca u Alabami, od početka 20. stoljeća pa sve do '90-ih godina, i to sve kroz živote ljudi koji su tamo živjeli, naravno, s naglaskom na nekolicinu važnih oko kojih se vrti cijela priča - nije nešto što bi baš svakome tako dobro pošlo za rukom. Možda uskoro ponovno pogledam i film. A dotad - postoji još nekoliko knjiga F. Flagg, pa ću ih pročitati. Vjerujem, sa zadovoljstvom, baš kao i "Pohane zelene rajčice".

[Anna-Maija Tähkävuori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fanni Flaggin visuaalinen romaani Paistetut vihreät tomaatit/Tervetuloa maailmaan tyttövauva kuvaa perheyhteyden tärkeyttä. Tarinassa tunteet pääsevät irti, mutta silti käyttäydytään, välitetään ja jokainen saa näyttäytyä itsenään. Mukavaa luettavaa vaihteeksi.
Kokonaisuus on hallittu, lämmin, rakkastettava mutta soluu hieman yllätyksettömästi. Kuitenkin juoni kestää: kuvailevassa kerronnassa on erityistä imua. Lukijalle raotetaan välillä keittiön ovea, kannetaan silmien eteen kekseliäitä annoksia - uusien makujen ja tuoksujen huumaa.

[Readstoomuch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read many years ago . . . and I loved it just as much as I did the first time around. Some things just scream or an encore performance, don't they? Fannie creates the most fabulous characters and they can read their lines with great pizzazz!


I put up the wrong book cover . . . but, I cannot change it to only Fried Green Tomatoes. I haven't read Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! (I do have it on my bedside table in my to read pile!!

[Dioscita · Rating 2 out of 5]

Another of the rare cases when I've liked the film more than the book, Fried Green Tomatoes just made me say "enh." The second novel, Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! was even less likable, though Flagg sure was during her '70s game show days.

[Darcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed the book. It was nice to read something from several points of view. And the chapters were quick and easy, so you could put down and pick back up easily. We had a nice, but short discussion, at book club. I think it is fun to read these "classics"!

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Actually, I hated it. It was no where NEAR as good as the movie, and the lesbian overtones were totally unexpected. I didn't finish it. I'll stick to the movie.

[Bridget Morse · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book, so many themes, families, mysteries, too much story for a movie- which could not do it justice. And recipes!

[Val · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read! Makes you smile!

[Sowmya CJ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now why can't I just board a train and get off at the Whistle Stop Cafe during its hay day in 1933 and tuck into some fried green tomatoes?

[Eleanor Schmidt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book. it reminds me of my grandmother.

[Donna Krebs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fried Green Tomatoes captured the sense of life in a small town at that time. The characters seemed so alive that I expected to run into them in real life. T he author has a wonderful talent for capturing the average person and making each one special. Also, the plot was great! I also liked how the past and present came together. I am recommending this book to everyone! I also liked Welcome to the World.....but it didn't have the huge cast of unforgettable characters and the richness of Fried Green Tomatoes, I think