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Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family by Rabia Chaudry
3 reviews
alexisgarcia's review
reflective
sad
medium-paced
first off, please be careful with this book, it depicts eating disorders, fatphobia, weight loss, etc. in a very raw and unfiltered way. if you may struggle with any of these topics, i really wouldn’t recommend that you read this. put yourself first!
with that out of the way, this is inherently a very sad book. there are beautiful and mouthwatering descriptions of food, but the authors perceptions of herself and her body are utterly devastating. not every story needs a happy ending (and this one definitely doesn’t have one), but the author describing that she feels a bit better about her body because she’s not “that fat” is really disheartening. this is someone’s life experiences, so it’s hard to review/say that any of them are wrong or bad. but just keep these things in mind before reading.
with that out of the way, this is inherently a very sad book. there are beautiful and mouthwatering descriptions of food, but the authors perceptions of herself and her body are utterly devastating. not every story needs a happy ending (and this one definitely doesn’t have one), but the author describing that she feels a bit better about her body because she’s not “that fat” is really disheartening. this is someone’s life experiences, so it’s hard to review/say that any of them are wrong or bad. but just keep these things in mind before reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Infertility, Ableism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
laurenkimoto's review against another edition
medium-paced
1.0
I finished this out of spite. I found this book to just be constant fat phobia and the author talking about their weight and weight loss journey. I am not a medical professional, but to me definite disorder eating habits that some may find triggering. Not what I thought this was going to be.
The one star is for the wonderful and vivid descriptions of food from Pakistan and other areas of the world.
The one star is for the wonderful and vivid descriptions of food from Pakistan and other areas of the world.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, and Bullying
miss__manga__'s review
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I really enjoyed the audio book of this. Rabia has such a lovely voice!
It’s important to note that this memoir could be incredibly triggering to those who may be struggling with food or weight. There are many instances of fat phobia and self depreciating talk.
Overall, I really liked the writing style and I felt the descriptions of food and craving were wonderful. I loved the descriptions of her family, and how I learnt a lot about Pakistan through this book.
It’s important to note that this memoir could be incredibly triggering to those who may be struggling with food or weight. There are many instances of fat phobia and self depreciating talk.
Overall, I really liked the writing style and I felt the descriptions of food and craving were wonderful. I loved the descriptions of her family, and how I learnt a lot about Pakistan through this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Animal death
Minor: Bullying, Colonisation, Deportation, Cancer, Car accident, Death, and Domestic abuse
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