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My Body

My Body

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  • Author：Emily Ratajkowski
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Summary

A deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a commodity from Emily Ratajkowski， the archetypal， multi-hyphenate celebrity of our time。

Emily Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress， an engaged political progressive， a formidable entrepreneur， a global social media phenomenon， and now， a writer。 Rocketing to world fame at age twenty-one， Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the provocative display of her body as an unapologetic statement of feminist empowerment。 The subsequent evolution in her thinking about our culture’s commodification of women is the subject of this book。

My Body is a profoundly personal exploration of feminism， sexuality， and power， of men's treatment of women and women's rationalizations for accepting that treatment。 These essays chronicle moments from Ratajkowski’s life while investigating the culture’s fetishization of girls and female beauty， its obsession with and contempt for women’s sexuality， the perverse dynamics of the fashion and film industries， and the gray area between consent and abuse。

Nuanced， fierce， and incisive， My Body marks the debut of a writer brimming with courage and intelligence。

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Reviews

Arifa ，

Excellent！

Madi ，

this book was PHENOMENAL。 i will be recommending it to every person i know and i don’t think i have ever recommended a book before to anyone。

aarti ，

4。5honest， heartbreaking， and a little relatablewish she discussed more about her impact on other women/girls but it seems true to her experience

Zoo Wee Mama ，

Utterly raw and real。

Lucy ，

Raw， refreshing and perfect。 I couldn't put it down <3 Raw， refreshing and perfect。 I couldn't put it down <3 。。。more

Sarah Salem ，

I really thought I was going to get annoyed by a beautiful woman complaining about how hard it is to be beautiful， and yes at times I did get annoyed by that and wish at some point in the book she more blatantly acknowledged her pretty privilege。 That being said， this was a ~lovely~ and at times even heartbreaking read。 Emily is a very deep writer， and I do feel bad that everyone is shocked that she’s smart。 Why shouldn’t she be？！ No one has a better insight into the male gaze and how female bod I really thought I was going to get annoyed by a beautiful woman complaining about how hard it is to be beautiful， and yes at times I did get annoyed by that and wish at some point in the book she more blatantly acknowledged her pretty privilege。 That being said， this was a ~lovely~ and at times even heartbreaking read。 Emily is a very deep writer， and I do feel bad that everyone is shocked that she’s smart。 Why shouldn’t she be？！ No one has a better insight into the male gaze and how female bodies have been abused by a toxic industry for years than she and others models do。 Her wisdom into how her body can give her so much power， but has somehow given others a free pass to either critique it or take advantage of it， is incredibly poignant。 Her stories about the industry - one with a man from Wall Street at the Super Bowl particularly sticks out - are horrifying。 I remember， as does she， how shocked people were after the Blurred Lines music video to discover she had actual things to say and wasn’t a blatant anti-feminist， but actually quite the opposite。 She feels the pressure of being such a large public figure but also feels empowered by her own body and encourages others to feel the same。 A sometimes very hackneyed message， but one that will always bare repeating。 。。。more

Alyssa Rose ，

It’s very hard to rate a memoir。 Not knowing much about Emily Ratajkowski， I was intrigued to read this。These essays were beautifully written。 To read of the abuse and mistreatment she’s received throughout her career is appalling。 She describes the feelings and emotions she’s struggled with when it comes to her body and her career。It seems like this was her way of taking control of the narrative that has followed her throughout her life。

Chiara ，

"I will proclaim all of my mistakes and contradictions， for all the women who cannot do so， for all the women we’ve called muses without learning their names， whose silence we mistook for consent。 I stood on their shoulders to get here。"me preocupa la cantidad de reviews diciendo que en los ensayos solo se enfoca en ella， y que no se para a pensar en el ejemplo que le podria estar dando al resto del mundo， o que no fue lo "suficientemente feminista"， cuando precisamente ese es el punto del libro "I will proclaim all of my mistakes and contradictions， for all the women who cannot do so， for all the women we’ve called muses without learning their names， whose silence we mistook for consent。 I stood on their shoulders to get here。"me preocupa la cantidad de reviews diciendo que en los ensayos solo se enfoca en ella， y que no se para a pensar en el ejemplo que le podria estar dando al resto del mundo， o que no fue lo "suficientemente feminista"， cuando precisamente ese es el punto del libro¿¿¿？？？！？！ Mostrar las contradicciones que tenemos que vivir las mujeres， y como para vivir "bien" en una sociedad patriarcal y capitalista tenemos que perpetuarla， pero como igualmente nunca ganamos ni nunca tenemos más poder que los hombres， aunque seas una modelo famosa multimillonaria como ella。 But anyways， es una joya 10/10 。。。more

geegmeister ，

felt so seen

Sian Clark ，

3。5 This book definitely made me think。 I had some criticisms of it but for the most part I actually really enjoyed reading it。 It had a strong beginning but fell a little flat in the middle， （maybe even becoming a little repetitive） this was redeemed by the last few essays which were especially thought-provoking and moving。 Emily Ratajkowski articulates her experiences and emotions very well and excels at storytelling。 I found her storytelling so good that I was able to enjoy reading this book 3。5 This book definitely made me think。 I had some criticisms of it but for the most part I actually really enjoyed reading it。 It had a strong beginning but fell a little flat in the middle， （maybe even becoming a little repetitive） this was redeemed by the last few essays which were especially thought-provoking and moving。 Emily Ratajkowski articulates her experiences and emotions very well and excels at storytelling。 I found her storytelling so good that I was able to enjoy reading this book even when the stories themselves were a little dull （which a couple of them were。） She offered some interesting insights and commentary， though I think a lot of it was rather hard to relate to （I’m unsure as to whether it was meant to be relatable as it’s all specific to her own experience and her lifestyle is vastly differently most of her readers） it also at times felt quite pessimistic。 Regardless， I liked the book。 I’d be interested in reading more from her， though preferably on a different topic。 。。。more

Olivia Swindler ，

Firstly， this book is really well written。 This collection of essays are poignant and applicable to everyone。 This collection is beautiful and vulnerable。

Anna B ，

Made me so depressed I had to put it down for a few days but I liked it！ Ratajkowski is an excellent writer and I enjoyed reading this a lot more than I thought I would idk

Maddy ，

a tad libfem for me， but libfem at its best。 i do really like emrata （except for having the girl from chd on her podcast。。。。but we will excuse that for now） and can relate to a LOT in here。

Bella ，

A pretty decent read but a couple weeks after reading it I just feel kind of icky about having given even the tiniest bit more money and attention to someone who is just rolling in millions， which is a fact that she lazily grazes over in this book and tries to soften by adding in endearing tidbits about eating thai food in her first shitty apartment in LA。 Like， ok。 On a similar note， does she discuss the absurd amount of money that has gone into maintaining this Body？ No， just talks about the c A pretty decent read but a couple weeks after reading it I just feel kind of icky about having given even the tiniest bit more money and attention to someone who is just rolling in millions， which is a fact that she lazily grazes over in this book and tries to soften by adding in endearing tidbits about eating thai food in her first shitty apartment in LA。 Like， ok。 On a similar note， does she discuss the absurd amount of money that has gone into maintaining this Body？ No， just talks about the cute Korean spa she went to when she was 19 and muses about how she doesn’t even really like showering。 Like， girl， i follow your fancy New York dermatologist on Instagram， please be for real。 。。。more

Jackie Bastianon ，

I was both surprised and unsurprised to find many of the thoughts， feelings and experiences that Emily describes in this book to be incredibly relatable。 Although I would have liked for her to expand more on the systems of oppression that are responsible for the collective experiences that women face， I thought this was a powerful， well written piece and I enjoyed it for what it was。

renae ❦ ，

i love emrata and this book

merel ，

written in a way where you’re able to feel what she felt， and relate to her。 very painful， would recommend。 everyone should read this。

Alyssa ，

Prefacing this review by stating that I am not in any way invalidating her experiences， especially the abuse that she suffered and/or suffering from men and the general public。 I started off having ambivalent feelings about this book， and was quite unsure about where to stand with the topics she skimmed over。Emily is a decent writer; I give her that。 However， there are particular things she spoke about in thiscollection of essays that were deeply nuanced and multi-dimensional， that were either g Prefacing this review by stating that I am not in any way invalidating her experiences， especially the abuse that she suffered and/or suffering from men and the general public。 I started off having ambivalent feelings about this book， and was quite unsure about where to stand with the topics she skimmed over。Emily is a decent writer; I give her that。 However， there are particular things she spoke about in thiscollection of essays that were deeply nuanced and multi-dimensional， that were either glossed over orbriefly tackled but were not provided enough substance to make any resounding impact。 While Iunderstand that this is her narrative and her narrative alone， in an almost rebellious desire to own herstory， there are so many things that I wish she could've gone deeper or examined more。Of course， she's detached from reality and unrelatable， these are two things that we already know。 This felt like a repetitive suspended pondering。 She ponders about her experiences， and jumps from one anecdote to another， without really showing us where her true interests lie and who she is outside of the image we know of her。 She laments the way the industry treats models and celebrities like her， and goes on to say that her commodification of her own body is her version of empowerment。 This feels like a lost opportunity to meaningfully critique the industry she apparently has no love for that perpetuates racism， abuse， and capitalism to name a few。 For someone who directly benefits from said industry， her pondering holds no weight。Further， her pondering is solely focused on the male gaze directed to her。 I would have appreciated it ifshe addressed the female gaze as well， and how her brand of feminism can be harmful to the youngwomen who are more impressionable and who suffer from body image issues。 She ponders about thecompetition she presumes of herself with other women， but does not go in depth about her self-progress from that， if any。A memoir too soon。 The empowerment theme felt like an oversell to me， as not once did I feel like I havea better understanding of her and the things she stood for （if there were any）。 Without that neededdepth， this is just another rich， white， girl whining about her privileges in the guise of surface level politics and performative activism - we already have enough of that。 I hope to read another one from her someday， when she has finally grown out of the place where we found her。 。。。more

solminm ，

i dont really want to rate personal essays so ill just say i really liked reading the book。 shes a really great writer and its a quick read but if ur looking for like some great feminist manifesto its not that i feel like its more of a memoir and it only refers to her personal experiences as a woman whos made a living off her body。 i liked the first three essays the most i think and the last few didn’t resonate as much but still enjoyable to read。 i think shes writing another one and i’ll defini i dont really want to rate personal essays so ill just say i really liked reading the book。 shes a really great writer and its a quick read but if ur looking for like some great feminist manifesto its not that i feel like its more of a memoir and it only refers to her personal experiences as a woman whos made a living off her body。 i liked the first three essays the most i think and the last few didn’t resonate as much but still enjoyable to read。 i think shes writing another one and i’ll definitely read it 。。。more

Vinay Tewari ，

I’m totally in a place of my body now

Susan Marie Martin ，

"No one likes an angry woman。 She is the worst kind of villain: a witch， obnoxious and ugly and full of spite and bitterness。 Shrill。 I do anything to avoid that feeling， anything to stop myself from being that woman。。。 I invoke my most reliable trick， I project sadness， something vulnerable and tender， something welcoming， a thing to be tended to。""I will proclaim all of my mistakes and contradictions， for all the women who cannot do so， for all the women we've called muses without learning the "No one likes an angry woman。 She is the worst kind of villain: a witch， obnoxious and ugly and full of spite and bitterness。 Shrill。 I do anything to avoid that feeling， anything to stop myself from being that woman。。。 I invoke my most reliable trick， I project sadness， something vulnerable and tender， something welcoming， a thing to be tended to。""I will proclaim all of my mistakes and contradictions， for all the women who cannot do so， for all the women we've called muses without learning their names， whose silence we mistook for consent。""We are afrad of our anger， embarrassed by the way it transforms us。 We cry to quell what we feel， even when it's trying to tell us something， even when it has every right to exist。" "What does true empowerment even feel like？ Is it feeling wanted？ Is it commanding someone's attention？" 。。。more

Emilia ，

Miejscami denerwował mnie stosunek autorki do innych modelek， które nie miały tyle siły ile autorka aby przeciwstawić się systemowi （a przecież ona sama czasami nie potrafiła）。 Mimo wszystko to celne i szczere przemyślenia， a emily sprawnie operuje słowami

Luisa ，

an intellectual self aware queen that I knew literally nothing about before reading this

Annick ，

A powerful telling of what it is like for your body to be a commodity， meanwhile living in it all at once。Beautifully written， honest， raw and inspiring， Emily shares the good and the bad， and the ugly。 The modeling industry is harsh but yet rewarding， coupled with the movie industry and social media， Emily has been in the spotlight one too many times。She is one tough cookie。I am not sure most of us could deal with what she has put up with solely to earn a living。 Sure， that in itself is debatab A powerful telling of what it is like for your body to be a commodity， meanwhile living in it all at once。Beautifully written， honest， raw and inspiring， Emily shares the good and the bad， and the ugly。 The modeling industry is harsh but yet rewarding， coupled with the movie industry and social media， Emily has been in the spotlight one too many times。She is one tough cookie。I am not sure most of us could deal with what she has put up with solely to earn a living。 Sure， that in itself is debatable; She puts herself out there and should deal with the consequences， but I am on the side of， she has a special something to offer and she should capitalize on it （without all the judgement and abuse！） She makes choices and so does everyone else… didn’t your mother say if you don’t have anything nice to say， then don’t say anything at all？I thought Emily’s writing is brilliant and she told powerful story。 。。。more

Mayssa ，

Absolutely fabulous。 Emily Ratajkowski is so self-concious and expresses her feelings in such a beautiful way that her own personnal story becomes universal。 It's incredible to me how she is so self-focused and yet has such a smart view of the world， of its dynamics and how she fits in it。 She's such a fantastic writer， everything runs easy。 Such a good and insighful read。 I'm going to remember the last chapter for the rest of my life。 Absolutely fabulous。 Emily Ratajkowski is so self-concious and expresses her feelings in such a beautiful way that her own personnal story becomes universal。 It's incredible to me how she is so self-focused and yet has such a smart view of the world， of its dynamics and how she fits in it。 She's such a fantastic writer， everything runs easy。 Such a good and insighful read。 I'm going to remember the last chapter for the rest of my life。 。。。more

Troy ，

A beautifully written collection of essays。 They draw you in and are captivating。 I loved the sense of empowerment through them; it seemed like a way of Emily reclaiming the narrative of her own body。 I appreciated how honest and frank Emily was as well- as a reader I felt Emily grappling with the contradictions she was faced with。

Kat ，

I listened to this via audiobook on Anne’s recommendation （thanks Anne！） and wound up enjoying it a lot。 I didn’t have very many feelings on EmRata or know much about her beyond her occasional appearances on gossip podcasts， but this was an in-depth look at what being a Professionally Hot person is really like。 Spoilers: it doesn’t seem that fun。 I do wish more （or any？？） attention was paid to the role whiteness plays in the idea of what’s determined to be beautiful， in addition to it being shap I listened to this via audiobook on Anne’s recommendation （thanks Anne！） and wound up enjoying it a lot。 I didn’t have very many feelings on EmRata or know much about her beyond her occasional appearances on gossip podcasts， but this was an in-depth look at what being a Professionally Hot person is really like。 Spoilers: it doesn’t seem that fun。 I do wish more （or any？？） attention was paid to the role whiteness plays in the idea of what’s determined to be beautiful， in addition to it being shaped by patriarchy and capitalism。 。。。more

Maya ，

listened on audible

Ronja Hinterplattner ，

wow war echt mega- hätt ich noch viel länger lesen können 😻

Lily ，

im just surprised that a book about "feminism" seems to miss the point of the movement completely lol im just surprised that a book about "feminism" seems to miss the point of the movement completely lol 。。。more

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