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Fannie Flagg
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Pages: 368 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0099507641
Pub: Vintage
Pub date: 2007-07-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20524
Reader Reviews:
Disappointing (0/1 people found this helpful)
I have read all of Fannie Flagg's books and was looking forward to reading this one last Christmas over the holidays. However, I ended up not even finishing this one. I have always enjoyed the small town eccentricities of her novels, but this book was twee and eventually I found it ridiculous, so gave up on it. Flagg probably needs to leave the town of Elmwood Springs behind and create a new set of characters.
Cant Wait to Get to Heaven (0/0 people found this helpful)
I have read and loved all Fannie Flaggs books . This one is my favourite. Dear lil old Elner Shimfissle is delightful as the old aunt who refuses to give up on life and causes a stir when she falls out of the fig tree. I could not put this book down. Loved every word. Delightful, whitty story. Would love to see it as a film.
thought provoking... (3/3 people found this helpful)
I loved this book, It took me a while to get into but once I did I couldn't put it down. Elner reminded me so much of Ninny Threadgoode played by Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes. I thought the book was thought provoking & comforting in what may lay 'beyond the grave' The characters came alive for me & all in all a very good read.
Not up to the usual standard (5/8 people found this helpful)
Elner Shimfissle is an elderly lady (no-one knows quite how old because the family Bible was lost) who decides to pick some figs to make jam. One minute she is up the tree and the next, having been stung by wasps, she is in the hospital. So starts a series of knock-on events that make up this novel. (It's impossible to say too much without giving too much away!)
I usually love Fannie Flagg books, so approached this one with my normal enthusiasm, thinking that it would be like the written equivalent of 'comfort food.' However, 'Can't Wait to Get to Heaven' was something of a disappointment. The characters weren't as well drawn as usual and there was little plot (unlike the wonderful 'Fried Green Tomatoes') It was Ok if you really need a Fannie Flagg fix, but I think that regular fans may be a little disappointed.
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