Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe | Critical Overview
Critical commentary on Fried Green Tomatoes has been enduringly positive. The most typical reactions involve comment on Flagg, the comic television personality, writing serious literature. Critics also deem her portrayal of a lesbian relationship as tactful—in case anyone might fear the novel with its mainstreet cover could be steamy and lewd. There are also comparisons between her work and Garrison Keillor's amusing tales.
"What, Fannie Flagg write a novel? That lady with the gorgeous body and the Southern accent who seemed for a while to live her life only on or...
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