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

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. 
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