Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

407 reviews

chrisdennismyers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective

4.0

Despite having a very different body than hers, her experiences and mine are remarkably similar. I appreciated how honest she is with the reader about her very specific feelings about her body, especially given that it is her body that has given her the career she has. It was reflective and meaningful, and while it is hard to say I "enjoyed" reading it given some of the tougher moments, I am glad that I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexism

macncheese_pdf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

clauds05's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

cboll's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

“In my early 20s, it had never occurred to me that the women who gain their power from beauty, we’re indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place.” I love the bandage and honest that Emily strikes in this book. I appreciated her willingness to explore male validation, commodification, and self-doubt. She’s ultra famous but the story of womanhood is deeply relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

aeterna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

montsebens's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

jbelang85's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

jesss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Sexism and Sexual assault

missajackman's review against another edition

challenging reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

mari1532's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I love a good memoir and Ratajkowski delivered in this book. I checked out the audiobook from my local library so I was able to hear her tell her story. The vulnerability that Ratajkowski has while detailing her life and her career as a model is deeply moving and beautifully written. She was also one of the first people to really detail for me what it feels like to be an only child within the context of your parent's marriage. Her discussion of how she navigated familial dynamics while pursuing her own life was something that I really admired. 

I also really appreciate the reflections that she had about her career and I think this work really highlights something that we as a culture are now coming to grips with. How women were treated in the press in the early 2000s and how that time set particularly harsh health and beauty standards for women. Obviously, there are still a great many problems in this area, but Ratajkowski's open discussion of the modelling industry and how she struggles with reclaiming her own image when it has been used in hundreds of campaign ads is really inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Misogyny, and Sexism