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My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

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thealbapoems's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

I read one of the essays from this book online back in 2020?2021? and I remember thinking how much I liked her writing. How happy I was that more and more women were speaking up and calling out their aggressors, name, last name and occupation. Ratajkowski’s style is pithy, and beautiful in its vulnerable power. It is the first time in a while that I read a book this long in one sitting, but I just wanted to keep going. From the moment I saw Berger’s quote in the prelims I knew this was going to be a good read. I was right. She explores childhood, her relationship with her family, her fame, and of course her body (and those who have attacked it) as well as how she has managed to claim it back. I remember reading at some point that she was postponing becoming a mother because the way the world views women once they become mothers. So I am glad she has found a haven in it (as far as I understand). I will be giving this book to a lot of my friends. Thanks for writing it Emily.

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emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

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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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macncheese_pdf's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

“In my early 20s, it had never occurred to me that the women who gain their power from beauty, we’re indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place.” I love the bandage and honest that Emily strikes in this book. I appreciated her willingness to explore male validation, commodification, and self-doubt. She’s ultra famous but the story of womanhood is deeply relatable.

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