Discovering the Power of Friendship: Strengthening Your Body, Mind, and Spirit

Janet Greenough: The essays were raw, real, and somehow relatable despite our lives having no similarities on paper, the words she wrote hit close to home.

United States on Dec 20, 2023

Billie Black: a beautiful, important, and truthful piece of work that everyone should read whether you are 16 or 60. the book that made me want to write more. i felt the catharsis through em’s words.

United States on Dec 11, 2023

María Calabuig: Must read book. A deep insight look about feminism and the ghosts behind being a famous woman. I completely loved it!

Germany on Jul 30, 2023

Brittany GallowayBrittany Galloway: this book was phenomenal. emily’s collection of essays paint a picture like no other. it is capturing to see her be so upfront & vulnerable in her unraveling of self realization. rather it be through the horrific things she’s had to endure or the beautiful moments dwindled within the silver linings, it reminds the reader about the emotional turmoil that can follow success & the grace that comes with finding yourself again & again.

United States on Jun 12, 2023

Viviane: I have never read anything like this before, it’s really nice to see a woman’s perception about a man dominated word from someone who has experienced it, so so closely

Brazil on Dec 28, 2022

Pratz: The paperbacks quality is perfect. The book is interesting and insightful!

India on Nov 25, 2022

Erika Jazmin: This book really makes you think and question about the image men have about women in the work environment and society

Mexico on Sep 25, 2022

Zoomer12: I only learned of this author a few months ago. I am from the generation of Kate Moss and super thin models being the unattainable norm for beauty. The author is much younger than myself and my generation but it seems that some things never change. She discusses the complexities of womanhood and all things related to our bodies, bodies image, ideal beauty standards and how men play so heavily into all of that. Overall, the author doesn't say this but if I read between the lines well enough, she is pretty angry that basically the same old beauty norms still apply today for women. Little, if any, change towards equality has been established. She is angry that the skinnier she is, the higher her pay check. Her being nude in a video propelled her to the top over night, not having clothes on or being a great model. All of these things seems to make her angry or at least annoyed. She is so relatable on so many levels even though she is hailed as the body of this generation and as an international beauty. All of the complexities of what her parents and society told her about beauty and sexuality are relatable to any woman of any age. In some ways this book heals my soul as a woman who...

United States on Sep 21, 2022

Daniel: As a guy who’s never read a book of this kind, and who honestly didn’t know much about her prior to reading her snippet in NY mag, I found the book to be very sharp, vulnerable, and honest. It reads like a conversation that you’re having with a cool friend of yours. It’s unpretentious and highly relatable, yet very enlightening. She is a natural writer, and the atmospheres that she creates are palpable, and although we’re worlds apart as people, it’s not hard to see yourself in her shoes. You watch her make her mistakes, each time feeling empowered in the moment, only later realizing how she’s actually being used as an object for someone else’s sexual desire, and struggle along the way to discover what actual power or control she has in the system. By the time the book culminates imo in “men like you” watching her release her anger at all of these situations is almost cathartic, albeit uncomfortable for her. Even though in her dreams she has no punch, in real life she really connects. In the end you feel her coming into her body again and feeling the love around her and the power that comes with trusting and listening to her body and letting go and you begin to...

United States on Nov 13, 2021

Emily Talbot: Let me start off by saying that I love this book. It feels like I'm reading the personal diary of Emrata herself, and it kind of is in a way.

Reading about her personal struggles with her sexuality, body image, and mental health within the modelling/entertainment industry was so insightful and really helped me understand the person she is behind the screen. I used to look at her Instagram posts, and wish so hard to have a body like hers. To have full lips, glossy hair, and clear skin. I even went as far as planning what kind of surgeries or "enhancements" i could afford to mold myself into a version of her.

It was something that deeply troubled me, but also I found by reading her book was not uncommon for most women to think of. She too, suffered from jealousy and intrusive self deprecating thoughts.

This is more than a model on a soapbox shouting her inner struggles, it's a window into the human experience as a young woman trying to find herself. Knowing that she actually reads comments, and has been affected by how people perceive her, or their opinions made me think twice about my presumptions towards "famous people".

Knowing that one of the women...

Canada on Nov 10, 2021