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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
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Raw, honest, unpretentious, and a bit messy, just like a diary. I understand why it’s hard for people to relate, but it’s still sad to see a lot of reviews downplay her struggle with being pretty. Being drop-dead gorgeous or crazy rich won’t fix your problems; they just trade them for a different kind of burden. (doesn’t apply when you’re broke) (I think being mid is the sweet spot)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
Moderate: Sexism
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
“On a good day, I’d call people sexist who condemned a woman for capitalizing on her body. On a bad day, I’d hate myself and my body, and every decision I’d made in my life seemed like a glaring mistake.”
I’m conflicted on this. The writing is good, I read the book quickly. I felt badly for her in all the ways she has been used by men. The point she is trying to make - that just because she’s beautiful doesn’t mean she hasn’t felt pain or felt badly about herself - has definitely come across clearly. Beauty and money doesn’t buy happiness, understood.
I think I’m conflicted because on the one hand she has every right to make money on her looks and I have no idea what it would be like to be a model so I can’t “judge” but on the other I’m not sure I see her really truly reflect on her privilege. I think I’d feel better about the book and her reflections if she wasn’t still a model, still posting heavily edited photos on the internet and using her beauty in the way that is part of the machine she is talking badly about that has abused her and messes with so many women’s heads. It still feels, to me, like she needs the recognition and the likes still make her feel “loved.” If it was just about making money and she continually says - I assume she has plenty by now and doesn’t need to model anymore? Is it fair for me to push this judgement onto her when she didn’t claim to be a feminist fighting the patriarchy? I don’t know, but I feel like something in this book is missing.
I’m conflicted on this. The writing is good, I read the book quickly. I felt badly for her in all the ways she has been used by men. The point she is trying to make - that just because she’s beautiful doesn’t mean she hasn’t felt pain or felt badly about herself - has definitely come across clearly. Beauty and money doesn’t buy happiness, understood.
I think I’m conflicted because on the one hand she has every right to make money on her looks and I have no idea what it would be like to be a model so I can’t “judge” but on the other I’m not sure I see her really truly reflect on her privilege. I think I’d feel better about the book and her reflections if she wasn’t still a model, still posting heavily edited photos on the internet and using her beauty in the way that is part of the machine she is talking badly about that has abused her and messes with so many women’s heads. It still feels, to me, like she needs the recognition and the likes still make her feel “loved.” If it was just about making money and she continually says - I assume she has plenty by now and doesn’t need to model anymore? Is it fair for me to push this judgement onto her when she didn’t claim to be a feminist fighting the patriarchy? I don’t know, but I feel like something in this book is missing.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
fast-paced
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
emotional
reflective