Fannie Flagg – Cannonball Read 17

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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg

December 17, 2022 by jeverett15 Leave a Comment

As someone who watched a whole lot of Game Show Network reruns as a child, Fannie Flagg was familiar to me from her Match Game appearances. Though she demonstrated a quick wit from her perch next to Richard Dawson, I was still surprised to find out that she also a popular author. Thanks to the 1991 film adaptation, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is her best known novel. Like the film, the novel is a set of parallel stories. In the frame […]

“I think most people are confused about life, because it’s not just one thing going on,” said Elner. “It’s many things going on at the same time. Life is both sad and happy, simple and complex, all at the same time.”

The Whole Town's Talking (Elmwood Springs #4) by Fannie Flagg

May 22, 2022 by cheerbrarian Leave a Comment

In one word: Dated Like a good southern woman, I have a fondness for Fannie Flagg. I was excited to realize there are a few of her books that I’ve never read, so I grabbed this one from the library. However, I didn’t realize this was the fourth in a series, and I am such a completist that I almost needed a lie-down and smelling salts. Once I got ahold of myself, I realized that I had read two of the other books, and this […]

Don’t let my obsession with equality turn you off of a really sweet book.

January 13, 2014 by Robyn Robotron 1 Comment

All of my posts are missing most of what I wrote, and I can’t remember what I said at the time. Here’s the link to my review.

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