Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family by Rabia Chaudry

20 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. 

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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

srjennings's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

I knew of Rabia from her work on the Adnan Syed case.  Getting to know her, her family, her struggles and her successes was a gift.  She shared with such openness, vulnerability, and honesty.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Xenophobia, and Domestic abuse

samrockrocks's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Animal death

mediumwellread's review

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Domestic abuse

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

There is a lot of discussion of unhealthy eating being a large contributor to fatness which in some cases that is true but some people can work out, eat healthy but still have bigger bodies and although this is a memoir about her personal journey I wish she had sort of mentioned that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

samneat's review

funny informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Vomit

mundanemacchiatos's review

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Vomit and Domestic abuse

melissacushman's review against another edition

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

raymariereads's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Physical abuse

olivinebranch's review

If you're looking for a fat-positive book, this isn't it. Unbelievably triggering and ultimately felt like it affirms fatphobia, unhealthy relationships with food/dieting and exercise, & weight loss surgery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Domestic abuse