Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

129 reviews

codecat's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

The fact that anyone is saying this is unrelatable because of her lifestyle is wild to me. These essays were so human and real. 
She discusses autonomy, power dynamics, learning when and how to speak up for ourselves, and whether we are making choices because it’s what we want or because we feel like we have to. These are all nuanced things we learn and absorb growing into ourselves, especially as women. Very impactful. 
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anavae's review

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fast-paced

3.5

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rampaige19's review

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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emmysnook's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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kajasversion's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

I thought it was a really interesting insight into the modeling industry and all that happens behind closed doors. The overaching story of growth and acceptance fills you with hope and yet you’re hurting for the past version of her who had to go through all that trauma. Beautiful. 
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sestout's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.0

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redandread_'s review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
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jraspatella's review

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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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