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

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obstinateheadstrongcurl's review

reflective medium-paced

4.5

This made me want to book a holiday to Pakistan just to eat. Chaudry does such a good job talking about cultural and societal stigmas around fatness, as well as why people make the food choices they do.

ali_runs_and_reads's review

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4.0

🎧 Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry

4⭐️

This was an entertaining memoir about growing up fat as a Pakistani American. I also didn’t realize that Rabia Chaudry is the lawyer for Adnan Syed of Serial fame. This was a great read about Pakistani culture, family, and food. We follow Chaudry throughout her life through the lens of eating, overeating, and trying to find a way to love her body. It was a great listen.

hellyeahunicorn's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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tirzad's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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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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