Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

71 reviews

nataliegray's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Classism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

lavendercookie's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

I enjoyed the writing style and the insight on the modeling industry, however, Em Rata’s feminism seems exclusionary of women who are not Victoria Secret models or incredibly beautiful artists. Even though her feminism is imperfect I still appreciate her trying. I hope in the future her publicist and editor will make some corrections before publishing. I would like to read more from her, specially if she makes those corrections. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

marinaf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

hngisreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcohol and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Drug abuse

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

Speechless. I’ll let the quotes speak for themselves….

“I want to calculate my beauty to protect myself, to understand exactly how much power and lovability I have.”

“I liked to tell friends that the French word for model is mannequin. “So,” I’d say, shrugging, “I’m a mannequin for a living.”

“As the number on my scale went down, the number on my checks had been going up. The agency had taken notice.”

“In my early twenties, it had never occurred to me that the women who gained their power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place. Those men were the ones in control, not the women the world fawned over. Facing the reality of dynamics at play would have meant admitting how limited my power really was—how limited any woman’s power is when she survives and even succeeds in the world as a thing to be looked at.”

“The stylist, their assistant, the client or the editor, the other models, and sometimes the photographer will stand right in front of you and wait as you strip. You understand that your body is a means for them to accomplish what they’re here to accomplish: to make an image to sell whatever it is they’re selling. They’re in charge of it now, not you. Now hand it over, they seem to say. Your body is why you’re here and we need it. Now.”

“I look down at my body and it doesn’t  feel like my own. It feels like something, but not me. They can look at me all they want, because they’re right; my body is just a tool.” 

“The world celebrates and rewards women who are chosen by powerful men.” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

annamariemapes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

omligda's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

3.75

I did really enjoy this book. It was a very fast read for me. Hearing about the world of glamour and beauty is always fascinating because of its underlaying darkness, and Emily’s take is no different. This book is a culmination of her trying to understand her place in the world, and in that sense it did feel very jumbled at times, almost seeming to double back on its points. I think had the ending scene been different, I would have rated this book higher. However, she spent the whole book talking about how she wanted control and power over her body and how she achieved that in her own ways, and then ended by making it about how her body is wonderful because it is child-bearing. Maybe I’m reading too much into that and should just remember it comes from the love of a new mother to her son. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

_charlottegrace's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexism

gteng's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective tense fast-paced

3.25

Overall, a book that makes you reflect upon the way our society treats women in entertainment industries like modelling and acting. I think where the book fell a little flat for me is that at times Emily doesn't seem to recognize or reflect on the privilege that she has. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug use, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Sexual harassment

campbelle177's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment