I adore 'Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe', so this version felt a bit disappointing to me. 
 I wrote a whole blog post about why this book just didn't do it for me here: http://eggplantemoji.com/2016/01/28/r... 
 However I then had the chance to speak to the author, and she gave me some good explanations of why her book lacked the punch of the original. Our interview is here! http://eggplantemoji.com/2016/02/12/k...