My Big Fat Desi Wedding

My Big Fat Desi Wedding, ed. by Prerna Pickett (pub. date 1/16/2024) was exactly as described–an anthology of short stories set around South Asian weddings featuring primarily young women and men.

The stories were each pretty light and didn’t delve into a lot of controversy, generally. I enjoyed the cultural aspect of them, since I’ve never been to a Desi wedding but have read about them before. I appreciated the diversity of inclusion of some of the variety of cultural and religious practices, as there are stories featuring a variety of religious practices and wedding rituals.

There wasn’t a whole lot of discussion of fatness–whether fat-positive or anti-fat, so I think the title was just a play on the movie title My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Nevertheless, if you’re looking for some light romance stories featuring non-white culture, this will fit the bill.

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