About Qualified Disappointment by Prev Reddy

Growing up queer, brown and ambitious in a conservative South African Indian
household comes with rules, expectations and a lot of things no one is allowed to
say out loud.
In Qualified Disappointment, comedian and actor Prev Reddy turns that silence
into comedy. From choreographing braai dances to surviving family WhatsApp
groups, Prev learned early how to perform, deflect and entertain his way
through a world obsessed with appearances and the fear of becoming a
disappointment.
Prev delivers a moving memoir about tradition, taboo and the pressure to live a
life that looks respectable from the outside, charting his journey from a glitterloving child in Durban to an internationally recognised social media star and
stage performer.
Hovering over it all is his alter-ego, Aunty Shamilla. She is opinionated and
watchful the familiar voice of community judgement, reluctant affection and
unsolicited advice. Deeply honest and unapologetically bold, Qualified
Disappointment is for anyone who has felt like an outsider in their own home
and fought to stay soft, funny and powerful anyway