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Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family by Rabia Chaudry
2 reviews
leweylibrary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book makes me hungry. It also makes me wish I would've grown up eating not only more diverse foods but also eating healthier foods and learning how to cook. It's wild how even though our lives, families, and cultures are so different we have things in common like enjoying junk food and not being taught how to cook and finding it hard to work out and eat right when there's so much stress and so much going on.
I appreciate that even though she did end the book thinner, it wasn't an unhealthy or preachy kind of thinner. She finally found what made her happy and feel empowered and in control with the caveat that everyone is different and we all want to improve no matter where we're at. I also just really enjoyed learning so much about Pakistani culture and food.
Also how wild that she knows Shaun T?? Why is that something that stood out so vividly to me π π
I appreciate that even though she did end the book thinner, it wasn't an unhealthy or preachy kind of thinner. She finally found what made her happy and feel empowered and in control with the caveat that everyone is different and we all want to improve no matter where we're at. I also just really enjoyed learning so much about Pakistani culture and food.
Also how wild that she knows Shaun T?? Why is that something that stood out so vividly to me π π
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia and Body shaming
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Minor: Colonisation, Pregnancy, Medical content, Islamophobia, and Eating disorder
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!
Itβs 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.
Itβs 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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