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My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

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estheraleen's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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thealbapoems's review

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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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slowreadersam's review

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challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

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aeterna's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective

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montsebens's review

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5.0

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mari1532's review against another edition

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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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lesseraliterary's review against another edition

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4.0

the writing was very illustrative and i had difficulty putting this down. this book was more of a view of how those around her have viewed her body and how she tries to take ownership back. i felt like she could’ve discussed how she now views her body which she really didn’t. this was mainly i reflection of how things influenced her perception of herself. 
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alogna's review

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machadamia's review

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4.5

Going into this book, I wasn’t expecting much because, well, as much of a feminist I think I am, she does have a certain image. But I was hoping to see things from her perspective and I’m glad I read this book so I know that she is also struggling in her own way in this world that is so taken by beauty and in the industry that exploits it. I hope she finds peace because the story she painted of her life tells of so much insecurities and pain. 
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paigicus's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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