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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
clear, well written, insightful— relatable even if ur not a supermodel
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
Must have для любого Male
i see where people criticize the limitations but i think they might miss the point. emily explicitly says she’s not writing to give answers, just to explore. maybe people who haven’t experienced this level of sexualization and haven’t existed in the male gaze as some have won’t appreciate it as much. and that’s fine. but i did. and it hit home for me.
reflective
medium-paced
I’m not sure what the purpose of this book is beyond sharing her experience of her modelling career. I don’t know that there needs to be a purpose beyond that in fairness, but it fell a bit flat for me. It’s not quite an autobiography, but it’s more autobiography than thought provoking essay writing in my opinion. She has some interesting perspectives on feminism within a capitalist society, but I think most people could have guessed that the modelling industry and Hollywood are plagued with misogyny, men pulling the strings and abusing their power. That said, it’s harrowing to read just how expendable and commodified models are and the extent of abuse of power even with models as influential and successful as Emily.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide
reflective
fast-paced
i think this collection of essays had a lot of potential that unfortunately fell short for me. i found myself on more than one occasion wishing she would take a thread and go MUCH deeper with it. however, i did enjoy her writing (& also listened to the audiobook that she narrated, which i would recommend) and would pick up other published works from her in the future (& am hoping it grows and evolves into something more powerful, i think she has it in her).
absolutely amazing. this woman is so intelligent and went through so much more than i ever realized. sometimes men truly are just vile, disgusting, selfish beings. in any case, Emily came out on top!!! so glad i listened to this and i loved that she narrated it!!