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Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'
Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women by Renee Engeln
4 reviews
muchadoaboutliz's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexism, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, and Medical content
booksbyanneleen's review
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This book was utterly depressing, mainly because I think all women know, to a certain extent, how beauty ideals influence how we think about our bodies and that of other people, but to actually hear data upon data confirming how much it affects us is truly something else. I found it particularly sad to hear how body ideals not only influence how we perceive our self worth, but the constant worrying about our appearances can actually make us less focused and perform worse when doing certain tasks. Very interesting read, but left me quite heartbroken for myself and fellow women.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body shaming and Eating disorder
bookreadingelf's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Sexism, Mental illness, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Medical content
abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Eating disorder
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