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thebacklistbook's review
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
2.0
I first came across Fatima on her season of top chef. She was tenacious and more than a little pig-headed based on how they edited the show. I read this book because it was honestly a gut punch to learn that she had died of cancer. She was so young. I can't help thinking, if she had chosen to make her career in a country with universal health care could it have made a difference?
This book takes you through her short life from soup to nuts. Or from dahl to sushi. I listened to this on audio because I knew I wouldn't get through it as a physical book. As it is I spent months listening to the audio. It contains both her perspectives and her mother's on key events from her life.
This book takes you through her short life from soup to nuts. Or from dahl to sushi. I listened to this on audio because I knew I wouldn't get through it as a physical book. As it is I spent months listening to the audio. It contains both her perspectives and her mother's on key events from her life.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Pedophilia, Rape, Homophobia, Medical content, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness
jazhandz's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.5
It took me some time to really settle in with this book; the opening chapters were far too slow, and I didn’t care for the Farezeh chapters. (And overall I didn’t care for Tarajia Morrell’s writing, which made things difficult.) I’m overall glad that I stuck with it. It’s a good story, and Fatima’s voice is strong and moving. Each section of the book was stronger than the previous.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Medical content
Minor: Vomit
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