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My Body

By: Emily Ratajkowski
Narrated by: Emily Ratajkowski
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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 21, 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 audiobook.

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 grey area between consent and abuse.

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

©2021 Emily Ratajkowski (P)2021 Macmillan Audio Body Positivity Gender Studies Social Sciences Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Celebrity
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I’ve never heard someone so accurately voice these kinds of issues. She’s not afraid to say things that I’m sure most people would like to pretend they weren’t thinking.
I found it really intriguing and insightful. It did make me feel a bit pessimistic about the world for a few days, but I’m glad I read it.

Insightful

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Beautifully written. It was insightful and Emily is such a talented writer - nuanced descriptions creating deep empathy and compassion. Easy to follow along and yet still had depth and complexity in her writing.

Unique stories of Emily relating to her body which was relieving to hear her similar trials despite my body being different. I enjoyed hearing her reading - I could hear the depression, relate to the anxiety, hear her begrudging acceptance of things she had lived and hear the heartbreak when her voice cracked.

A heartfelt and deeply feeling memoir. Will be looking forward to reading more of Emily’s future writing.

Story to Heal the Feminine

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So beautifully written, so honest, so relatable in a way that made my heart ache.

Beautiful

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So many things in this book were so relatable, it was a very interesting listen. Well written and beautifully spoken. Thank you for sharing your experiences.

Really enjoyed listening to this book. Definitely recommend.

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I am grateful to Emily for sharing her story. Her almost dead pan honest and insightful stories of her life growing up and becoming famous and successful as a woman who is more beautiful than average. You start to understand that being beautiful is not necessarily all good all the time. She manages to give an inside view - as a child, as a young girl aspiring to achieve success and just pay the bills through to relationships and the media. And more. She is direct and succinct-self aware, acknowledging the upside and benefits she enjoyed but also revealing the exploitation and lack of compassion someone deemed to have it all experiences. Beauty comes at a cost. I enjoyed and wish I’d read this as a teenager in a way. A cautionary tale perhaps - not everything you wish for is what it seems. Some people really can’t cope with what they perceive to make someone better than them. Just because you’re rich, pretty or successful- does it make you a better person or a lesser person. For some it does.

Is being beautiful as good as you imagine

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I absolutely loved this. Considering Emily is the same age as me I felt so many similarities to her.
Especially a lot of situations myself or women have been in.
I loved the way she wrote and the descriptive words she used.
A great read! And a must for any woman

Couldn’t not put this down

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Wow, never have I felt so seen and heard, or related to an author so much. So wonderfully written, Emily articulates thoughts and feelings I have struggled with my whole life. A must read!

A must read

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Beautifully written, enthralling, and devastating.

It poses some difficult questions, yet reads like a slow-burn thriller or ghost story, perfectly matched by the author’s serene performance (when it wavered only once, during the reading of the famous essay “Buying My Body Back” it broke me).

This is a must read, both as a culture-shifter and a page turner. I devoured it quickly and I’ve been haunted by it since.

Haunting

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Truly an amazing book that offers so much insight into the strange world of the famous but also so relatable to every woman. We share the same experiences.

Truly amazing.

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I couldn’t turn this off. And I’m so desperate to hear more 🤍 this was extremely moving and emotional. I found myself pondering a lot on everything she was saying. It was very relatable to myself and so many people/situations around me and in my lifetime.

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