Reviews tagging 'Rape'

My Body. Was es heißt, eine Frau zu sein by Emily Ratajkowski

220 reviews

caroisreading's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I wasn't sure what to expect when I decided to read Emily Ratajkowski's memoir. I know her as Emrata, a very surface-level idea of her persona. She wrote from this perspective, and deeply reflects from this perspective -- I'm known as the sexy model who has collected a following, but is my influence truly power if defined by capitalism, defined by men?

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!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Drug use, Cancer, Sexual content, Rape, Body shaming, and Misogyny

codecat's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

The fact that anyone is saying this is unrelatable because of her lifestyle is wild to me. These essays were so human and real. 
She discusses autonomy, power dynamics, learning when and how to speak up for ourselves, and whether we are making choices because it’s what we want or because we feel like we have to. These are all nuanced things we learn and absorb growing into ourselves, especially as women. Very impactful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Rape

anavae's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

rampaige19's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexism, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Body shaming

shaeilidh's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book was a very sudden and random pickup, but as soon as I read the first few pages I was hooked.

Stories about one woman's experience with her body made me feel so many things. A lot of anger for her, sympathy as I related to her.

I loved it and would v highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape, and Sexual assault

chevellemacias's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Misogyny, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

kajasversion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

I thought it was a really interesting insight into the modeling industry and all that happens behind closed doors. The overaching story of growth and acceptance fills you with hope and yet you’re hurting for the past version of her who had to go through all that trauma. Beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, and Sexism

sestout's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Body shaming, and Drug use

Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Adult/minor relationship

itsredandread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, and Sexual harassment

jraspatella's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book of essays really resonated with me. I felt myself thinking about past experiences with a more observant lens. To be honest it took me a long time to read this book. I was always interested in its premise, but that niggling of internalized misogyny kept me from pursuing buying my own copy. How could someone as beautiful, who seems to relish in commodifying  their own body have anything to say about the female experience when they’ve benefited so strongly from the patriarchy.  A women’s worth is so often based on commodifying the parts of herself most palatable to the outside world. We are taught at such a young age that people expect women to be polite, interesting, “lady-like”, but just sexy enough to keep a man interested enough to either give them the opportunity to succeed, or marry them. This felt like a mirror. It doesn’t matter what walk of life we come from, how famous, or how pretty we are; we as women are all united in a world built to take from us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Panic attacks/disorders