Fried green tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

“Fried Green Tomatoes” was one of my favorite movies growing up. In fact, when I started listening to this book, I asked “my other half” if he'd ever seen it, and when he said no I immediately planned to force him to sit through it once I was done, even though he probably won't like it anywhere near as much as I do.

The book was cute, and I enjoyed it a lot, but it doesn't hold a candle to the movie. Nostalgia factor, I'm sure. The movie has a tighter narrative, while the book definitely has a more languid feel to it; there's a lot more about the cafe, the citizens of Whistle Stop, what was goin' on around town, and all that, in addition to being Idgie/Ruth's and Evelyn/Ninny's stories.

For the last eight days, all my thoughts have been in an Alabama-Southern accent.