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4.02 AVERAGE
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A smart inside look into how this supermodel rose to fame, her family life, and how she has experienced being an object of beauty in the public eye, as well as how she conceived of her beauty from an early age. She is really smart, and this reads oddly academically as a piece on self-worth, body image, sex and beauty, and consent. Does she own her body if its image is the very thing she is selling? There is certainly a feminist power in owning your body yourself and having the freedom to use your body and feel proud about its beauty as well as its sexual nature, but there’s a very fine line to walk between power and promiscuity, between using your body yourself and letting others use it. I think this book is going to be remembered for a long time, perhaps even when/if Emily herself leaves the public eye. I could see this book being read in women’s studies classes and discussed in academic spaces, if it hasn’t been already.
A smart inside look into how this supermodel rose to fame, her family life, and how she has experienced being an object of beauty in the public eye, as well as how she conceived of her beauty from an early age. She is really smart, and this reads oddly academically as a piece on self-worth, body image, sex and beauty, and consent. Does she own her body if its image is the very thing she is selling? There is certainly a feminist power in owning your body yourself and having the freedom to use your body and feel proud about its beauty as well as its sexual nature, but there’s a very fine line to walk between power and promiscuity, between using your body yourself and letting others use it. I think this book is going to be remembered for a long time, perhaps even when/if Emily herself leaves the public eye. I could see this book being read in women’s studies classes and discussed in academic spaces, if it hasn’t been already.
Surprised me so much. Not because I didn’t think she could write, but I didn’t think she could write something that cut so deep to me and my lived experience.
This was a surprise to me!
I started the book out of curiosity, expecting to know a bit more about the fashion industry.
I ended up with a deep memoir on sexism, the myth of beauty, and the illusions of power.
Chapeau!
I started the book out of curiosity, expecting to know a bit more about the fashion industry.
I ended up with a deep memoir on sexism, the myth of beauty, and the illusions of power.
Chapeau!
I really enjoyed getting a glimpse into her life and being able to see major pop culture moments from her perspective. She was an amazing writer and story teller.
Finished the other day. Really liked how raw this felt, and esp seeing emrata’s earlier pre-fame life
emotional
medium-paced
emotional
informative
medium-paced
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence
The book’s thesis takes a few essays to truly shine, but by the end I was fully invested in Ratajkowski’s arc from sex symbol to philosopher. Though to insist on an arc is perhaps undermining the picture — a woman who is both sex symbol and philosopher at the same time.