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caroisreading's review against another edition
4.0
My heart broke over and over with every sexual assault, every moment stolen by older men. She writes beautifully and simply about her body as something she's detached from. She's commoditized the male gaze, its own form of power, but even that is taken away from her. The traumatic detail she has to share is needed, in a world that doesn't want to listen to her more than look.
This was hard material to read through, though I'm glad I did, to see more reality, and less posturing that's fed to us through celebrity. Emily is a survivor, and I appreciate her words and reflection. Looking forward to reading more from her!
Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Drug use, Cancer, Sexual content, Rape, Body shaming, and Misogyny
macncheese_pdf's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Cancer, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
femme_en_feu's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Medical content and Cancer
lettylam's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, and Sexism
jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Pregnancy, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Sexism, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol
karinahull's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault
a_novel_craving's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Cancer, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual assault
doodeedoda's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pregnancy
Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Cursing, and Fatphobia
kaitlinshares's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Mental illness
Minor: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Body shaming
coreyarch9's review against another edition
4.0
In My Body, Em Rata unpacks her relationship with her body - her source of fame, her source of security, and a piece of her that is constantly evolving as she grows.
And that's all this book is, and all it claims to be. There are other stories to dissect the particulars and modalities that are constantly in flux and in contradiction as Emily grows from a quintessential YOLO youth with pretty privilege to being thrust into the limelight as an example of what is (or what isn't) feminism, to legal cases literally determining the ownership of her likeness.
Extremely well-written and easy to connect to. I loved that there wasn't a clear angle for this book and that, instead, it embraced the conflict of different aspects of the relationship between person and body.
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, and Stalking
Minor: Eating disorder, Cancer, and Body shaming