Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

134 reviews

prism_'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Rape, Sexual content, and Alcohol

lazarr0103's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I found this book relevant and relatable as it followed a series of compelling events in Ratajkowksi’s life. Read for class but definitely enjoyed this book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

I honestly did not know that this was a celebrity when I picked this up. So it was interesting to see some of the dark side of modeling and the entertainment industry. Her story is so heartbreaking and inspiring. I listened to the audiobook and you could honestly hear her emotions so much throughout. I don’t know who I would really recommend this to, but it was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I adored this book. Its raw, real, and insightful. It feels less like a memoir or a biography and more like a well researched social commentary with real world examples. Emily Ratajkowski is primarily famous from her appearance in the Blurred Lines music video but, she started her career long before and continues it long after. In addition to writing about her industry experiences, good and bad, Emily describes the publics reactions and people close to her. Her description of multiple experiences of men in the industry taking advantage of their positions and her desperation/naivety is both profound and unfortunately relatable. As a women who is nothing like Emily Ratajkowski, she wrote of things most women experience one way or another and accurately targeted how we feel and how hopeless it is. Although it was unfortunately relatable, it was well written, engaging, and genuinely interesting. I now adore her and will fist fight someone in a Walmart parking lot for her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

beaniebabybecca's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

acorny's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

I listened to her audiobook, mostly essays on the commodification of women’s bodies in the modeling industry. I think her writing was good and she had some interesting perspectives. A lot of her encounters with men unfortunately can be reflected in a lot of women’s lives. Even not being in that industry, her stories resonated with me. I think this would have made more sense in a memoir format, as it felt sometimes a little disconnected but the writing was good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

plantbetti's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

anima_vestaa's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

carojust's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I wasn't sure what to expect when I decided to read Emily Ratajkowski's memoir. I know her as Emrata, a very surface-level idea of her persona. She wrote from this perspective, and deeply reflects from this perspective -- I'm known as the sexy model who has collected a following, but is my influence truly power if defined by capitalism, defined by men?

My heart broke over and over with every sexual assault, every moment stolen by older men. She writes beautifully and simply about her body as something she's detached from. She's commoditized the male gaze, its own form of power, but even that is taken away from her. The traumatic detail she has to share is needed, in a world that doesn't want to listen to her more than look. 

This was hard material to read through, though I'm glad I did, to see more reality, and less posturing that's fed to us through celebrity. Emily is a survivor, and I appreciate her words and reflection. Looking forward to reading more from her!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

rampaige19's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment