Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

78 reviews

doodeedoda's review against another edition

informative reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Cursing, and Fatphobia

reneeandreea's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.75

Powerful, moving, and a testament to what it means to be a woman in our modern age. Emrata is an artist, through and through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Medical content, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Drug use

myk_yeah's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I really loved this read and Emily's meditation on what it's like to have the privilege to make it big in an industry that sexualizes and objectifies you, and realize down the road you never truly achieved any power. You just got perks like money and status but that the real power continues to be in the hands of rich men who use that power to continue to do harm.
I also really appreciated the honestly with which she explores the internal conflict of wanting the attention of scary, powerful men, and how we're taught to find validation in that even though it's violent towards us. There's a promise of power and empowerment there if you can be a big girl and tough it out. Emily's not the "perfect victim" and it's important to share stories like that because it's true to life. You shouldn't have to be this "perfect victim" to have the harms done to you acknowledged and addressed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

kaitlinshares's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Body shaming

readily_reads's review

emotional fast-paced

2.5

I really wanted to like this book, but it is a stretch to say it is a book about feminism. It’s a memoir. Really enjoyed the last essay in the book however.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pregnancy

ellislilylovestoread's review

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

bealittlebrave's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

I *loved* this. So insightful and observant, these extremely personal essays moved me deeply.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Death, Alcohol, Drug use, Rape, and Pregnancy

Minor: Stalking and Toxic friendship

nataliegray's review

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

daryn's review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Body shaming

Moderate: Death and Pregnancy

pun1sher's review

3.0

I think that my body's biggest issue is that it's inconsistent. The woozies, beauty lessons, buying myself back and men like you are good, even very good. But many of the essays seem to chew on through the exact same ideas again and again. Pamela, toxic, and K-spa are unremarkable and confusing. Bc hello Halle berry is probably the worst essay in the entire book, a childish and naive take on capitalism. I enjoyed Emily's essays. I enjoyed being able to look into her mind, both as a person and as a model.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Medical content, Rape, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Cancer