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kennbass's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Rape, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault
hngisreading's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Body shaming
Moderate: Alcohol and Pregnancy
Minor: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Drug abuse
christinereichard's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Body shaming, and Misogyny
Minor: Medical content, Pregnancy, Cancer, and Drug use
sammantha's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, Mental illness, Death, Animal death, Stalking, Eating disorder, Cancer, Medical content, Body shaming, and Blood
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
3.0
“I want to calculate my beauty to protect myself, to understand exactly how much power and lovability I have.”
“I liked to tell friends that the French word for model is mannequin. “So,” I’d say, shrugging, “I’m a mannequin for a living.”
“As the number on my scale went down, the number on my checks had been going up. The agency had taken notice.”
“In my early twenties, it had never occurred to me that the women who gained their power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place. Those men were the ones in control, not the women the world fawned over. Facing the reality of dynamics at play would have meant admitting how limited my power really was—how limited any woman’s power is when she survives and even succeeds in the world as a thing to be looked at.”
“The stylist, their assistant, the client or the editor, the other models, and sometimes the photographer will stand right in front of you and wait as you strip. You understand that your body is a means for them to accomplish what they’re here to accomplish: to make an image to sell whatever it is they’re selling. They’re in charge of it now, not you. Now hand it over, they seem to say. Your body is why you’re here and we need it. Now.”
“I look down at my body and it doesn’t feel like my own. It feels like something, but not me. They can look at me all they want, because they’re right; my body is just a tool.”
“The world celebrates and rewards women who are chosen by powerful men.”
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexism, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship
nosophiesallowed's review against another edition
4.5
this was hard to read but brilliant.
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
alessiareads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Misogyny
inkdrinkers's review against another edition
4.0
When I heard about this book I was interested in it for multiple reasons: Emily Ratajkowski is a well known model and actress, often looked at as a sex symbol and heralded as a dream woman for a lot of men. I remember, distinctly, a frat guy that I knew in college telling me once that she was the ultimate girl.
What's important about this is that this set of essays is specifically about the author and her experiences in her own body. She clarifies this up front and from the beginning, she's not setting out to comment on anyone else's experiences but her own. Yes, her lifestyle isn't something many people can relate to, but there's a raw, frenetic energy to the way she writes and slices specific moments from her life - just to lay them out on the page for others to consume.
I really enjoyed all the essays in this book. Though raw and unflinching, and sometimes surface level, they were so interesting and intense to read. She doesn't shy away from moments that others might gloss over or omit entirely and I really loved the anger and fierceness in her voice as the essays transformed towards the end to show a stronger, angrier view.
I will say that this book contains a lot of triggering material. At the heart its about the consent that was often ripped away from Emily as her body was used as an object in various forms and fashions. Assault is discussed openly and without frills, sometimes nauseating to read about how commonplace it became for her to expect that someone would try to take advantage.
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Misogyny, and Sexism
This book details multiple times the author was raped or assaulted. The events are discussed on page in a reflective manner. Some happened as a child and others happened as a young adult. Disordered eating and commentary about bodies is present as the author discusses her experience in the modeling and film industry. Sexism and misogyny towards women are rampant in many instances of the author's past.arthur_ant18's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Rape
Minor: Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content
katreads2022's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault