I first was introduced to the story by the movie, Fried Green Tomatoes. I really enjoyed the movie, and was looking forward to reading the book. I enjoyed that, in the beginning, the book explored the relationship between Ruth and Idgie much more deeply than in the movie. I also liked how much more candid Evelyn's thoughts were in the book than in the movie. Instead of portraying her just as a crazed and angry housewife who was bent on getting her way after tolerating so much injustice, the book really explored her thoughts behind why she was so timid, and why she began to think it wasn't right anymore for her to be treated the way she had been treated.

The writing style was a bit jarring at times. Sometimes I felt as though the jumps from present to past were a bit too sudden and disrupted the flow of the story a bit. Other times, I felt that they really added to pivotal points in the novel.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this, and I particularly loved the southern setting.