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Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family by Rabia Chaudry
22 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
kadomi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
As someone who a) loves North Indian/Pakistani food and b) has been overweight her whole life, I was looking forward to reading this autobiography. Ultimately, it left me a bit disappointed. I didn't expect to get the ultimate trick to beating obesity, but I would have liked if the author had learned to love herself instead of continuing on a journey of self-loathing until she got a personal trainer. I was saddened by all the fat-shaming the author endured her whole life.
My favorite bits were the glimpses of life in Pakistan, and of course all the lovely food that was described. I'll definitely try to cook some of those recipes.
My favorite bits were the glimpses of life in Pakistan, and of course all the lovely food that was described. I'll definitely try to cook some of those recipes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming
stephalopuff's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
2.0
Picked this one for a reading challenge around the world, Pakistan.
Unfortunately I wouldn't recommend this to *anyone*. The narrator was lovely to listen to and her stories of food and family were so descriptive, sparking vivid imagery. But it was a sad, lifelong story of anti-fatness, disordered eating, body hatred and shaming, etc. with a really defensive, unhealthy ending.
If it had been written from a more healed, neutral perspective with a focus on her family, culture and food as a fat Pakistani/Desi woman, it would've been so awesome. It could've been so good.
Unfortunately I wouldn't recommend this to *anyone*. The narrator was lovely to listen to and her stories of food and family were so descriptive, sparking vivid imagery. But it was a sad, lifelong story of anti-fatness, disordered eating, body hatred and shaming, etc. with a really defensive, unhealthy ending.
If it had been written from a more healed, neutral perspective with a focus on her family, culture and food as a fat Pakistani/Desi woman, it would've been so awesome. It could've been so good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Dysphoria
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
bambiann's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming
msales's review against another edition
1.5
Riddled with implicit and explicit fatphobia. The entire book details her journey with intentional weight loss. She only ever accepts herself and body once she loses weight. After getting to her “goal weight” she says “my body was waiting for me to treat it with patience, attention, and kindness” as if that’s impossible in a larger body. Would not recommend to anyone who is on a self love or body neutrality journey. Wish I would have just stopped reading once I started getting red flags.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Eating disorder
drbex's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming
melissacushman's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Domestic abuse
raymariereads's review against another edition
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Physical abuse
leannecs's review
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
Would not classify this as a book about body positivity. A lot of mention of specific weight, clothing size, body comparison and fat shaming. Weight loss is heavily celebrated throughout the book.