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eszter_707's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
I think that it was a really honest look into how conflicted Emily had felt about her body. This is a very complex thing, and I wasn't able to make sense of most of it but I guess that's life, confusing, hard but sometimes rewarding
stormblessedt's review
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
Someone told me to read this because it won’t be what I expect. They’re wrong: it’s exactly how I expected this industry and society to be, only maybe worse. But the writing is excellent.
verybooksessed's review against another edition
5.0
emily ratajkowski delivers a reflective account on the plight of women in a toxic, capitalistic and objectifying culture through a collection of personal essays.
these essays circle around feminism, misogyny, power dynamics in the modeling industry and self-discovery. they're musings of a woman who spent years trying to push the narrative of using her body as a symbol of female empowerment, only to be hit with the realization that, no matter what, her worth will be measured by the burden of an adam's apple.
a quote that stood out to me was when emily proclaims that,
"women who gained power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place", which is actually jarring because that is the unfortunate truth. this lead to emily's quest to gulp down all feelings of self-blame and resentment, and reclaim herself.
in terms of how relatable the novel is, i wouldn't say that it
'opened' my eyes in any way, which is almost sad to admit because i found that emily's words were confirming what we have always known to be true to this day and age: male domination prevails in most aspects and fields of society.
while there are no "answers", her essays do not fail to pose thoughtful questions through her vulnerability and unmistakable tone of defiance. i'm honestly impressed by her impeccable writing and beautiful prose. a novel worth reading!
these essays circle around feminism, misogyny, power dynamics in the modeling industry and self-discovery. they're musings of a woman who spent years trying to push the narrative of using her body as a symbol of female empowerment, only to be hit with the realization that, no matter what, her worth will be measured by the burden of an adam's apple.
a quote that stood out to me was when emily proclaims that,
"women who gained power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place", which is actually jarring because that is the unfortunate truth. this lead to emily's quest to gulp down all feelings of self-blame and resentment, and reclaim herself.
in terms of how relatable the novel is, i wouldn't say that it
'opened' my eyes in any way, which is almost sad to admit because i found that emily's words were confirming what we have always known to be true to this day and age: male domination prevails in most aspects and fields of society.
while there are no "answers", her essays do not fail to pose thoughtful questions through her vulnerability and unmistakable tone of defiance. i'm honestly impressed by her impeccable writing and beautiful prose. a novel worth reading!