As soon as this book was launched, I knew right away it was going to be my jam. First of all, because it's a collection of essays (my favourites), and second because it's written by a model/actress/badass woman that I admired a lot: Emily Ratajkowski. The book is called My Body, and it's a personal exploration of feminism, sexuality and power. She discusses the commodification of her body throughout her career, as well as the abuse and mistreatment she has faced in the model industry. To put it briefly, I liked it. She's a really good writer, and I like how she's not trying to teach anything to anyone. She's just sharing her side of the story, and maybe she's the one trying to learn something from it. I think any woman can relate to her stories, and that's what I enjoyed the most about the book. Even though she's an internationally known model, you will relate to her experiences in some way. But don't grab this book thinking it's an in-depth exploration of feminism or capilitalism because it's not. It's just a girl trying to tell her side of the story, but it's very interesting. Definitely, worth a read.
"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."
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