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My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

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jraspatella's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book of essays really resonated with me. I felt myself thinking about past experiences with a more observant lens. To be honest it took me a long time to read this book. I was always interested in its premise, but that niggling of internalized misogyny kept me from pursuing buying my own copy. How could someone as beautiful, who seems to relish in commodifying their own body have anything to say about the female experience when they’ve benefited so strongly from the patriarchy. A women’s worth is so often based on commodifying the parts of herself most palatable to the outside world. We are taught at such a young age that people expect women to be polite, interesting, “lady-like”, but just sexy enough to keep a man interested enough to either give them the opportunity to succeed, or marry them. This felt like a mirror. It doesn’t matter what walk of life we come from, how famous, or how pretty we are; we as women are all united in a world built to take from us.

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chrisdennismyers's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective

4.0

Despite having a very different body than hers, her experiences and mine are remarkably similar. I appreciated how honest she is with the reader about her very specific feelings about her body, especially given that it is her body that has given her the career she has. It was reflective and meaningful, and while it is hard to say I "enjoyed" reading it given some of the tougher moments, I am glad that I read it.

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slim's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

Writing: 4.5/5; Story: 4.5/5; Impact: 4/5.

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jesss's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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mari1532's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I love a good memoir and Ratajkowski delivered in this book. I checked out the audiobook from my local library so I was able to hear her tell her story. The vulnerability that Ratajkowski has while detailing her life and her career as a model is deeply moving and beautifully written. She was also one of the first people to really detail for me what it feels like to be an only child within the context of your parent's marriage. Her discussion of how she navigated familial dynamics while pursuing her own life was something that I really admired.

I also really appreciate the reflections that she had about her career and I think this work really highlights something that we as a culture are now coming to grips with. How women were treated in the press in the early 2000s and how that time set particularly harsh health and beauty standards for women. Obviously, there are still a great many problems in this area, but Ratajkowski's open discussion of the modelling industry and how she struggles with reclaiming her own image when it has been used in hundreds of campaign ads is really inspiring.

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carlycormier_'s review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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ferdie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

My body explores feminine bodies and how women are dis/connected to them. Emily Ratajkowski writes beautifully and I cannot recommend the audio book enough. Her voice gave an emotional tone that could be missed or weakened in a read through, especially for a subject that is often scholar-ized.

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