Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Fannie Flagg)

I would reccomend this book for anyone who loved the movie (as I did). I think the biggest problem was, however, that I loved the movie. I kept comparing and picturing the actors in my head. Even if the scene was not the same, I read the words but saw the movie scene.

That said, the book was a solid read. Evelyn's charater was a bit more flushed out (although Kathy Bates captured the essense SO well - even though she didn't get all the scenes the book had, she did the character justice). There are many terticary characters which the book follows to the death, and in addition to getting a feel for this family, you really get a feel for the times. There would be two page narrations that would break your heart.

It is also a very quick read. In two days of commuting and reading at lunch, I finished the book. The writing was good, but I don't think I would have appricitated it as much if the movie hadn't done most of the work for me. The book was less about Idgy and Ruth than it was about the whole town and how it changed over the years, which was done well.

If you are looking for a good, quick read, pick it up. The characters are easy to love and the cheese factor always stays just below normal. (And there are recipes in the back!)