Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

My Body by Emily Ratajkowski

35 reviews

celevstial's review against another edition

I think the issues discussed here are so important, and Emily Ratajkowski is fantastic at describing her experiences and ideas, but it's a bit too heavy for my current mental state to handle and I'd prefer to pick up something more easygoing. I'm definitely planning on returning in the future, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Alcohol

ajoyn1201's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

sderrig's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

leduyhxxng's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

My body is a valiant effort towards loving by Emily Ratajkowski—loving her body, and by such means opening more constructive dialogues with her self.

In the twelve very personal essays, we can begin to see Emily's stories and the power dynamics that shape modelling. Yet her writing feels rather erratic, sparse in some places and rushed in others, failing at times to connect the thematic thread that Emily herself set out. This is most unfortunate because there are unquestioningly a lot of details and images—beautifully brought out in the essay collection—that feel particularly powerful in the context of her story, but were never adequately explored.

I admire Emily's effort to love through the writing of My Body. My two favourite essays are 'Pamela' and 'Releases'. They were brilliantly written (especially 'Releases,' the final essay of the book), and feel vulnerable and honest. Other essays either feel like the honesty is somehow choking her, the writing indelicate and forced thus choking us as readers, or throwing suppressed anger at other people (which makes it quite awkward to read). But the vulnerability makes you stay, and love Emily Ratajkowski even more for taking the step.

I was fairly let down by both the writing and storytelling of the book. Then again, I greatly admire the effort to find love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

missemilyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This is a really complicated and difficult series of essays to read. It approaches sensitive and difficult topics head-on in a really beautiful, but tragic way. Emily's writing style is absolutely brilliant and you really understand just how she had to compartmentalize and rationalize her years (and decades) of severe trauma and embarrassment with her body and others' perception of her body. Absolutely genius. If you can read these topics safely, I highly recommend doing so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol