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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.
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
melissacushman's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Domestic abuse
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 😅😂
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 😅😂
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
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