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A review by hayley_bopp
The Ministry of Thin by Emma Woolf
5.0
My only disappointment with this book is that it wasn't published fifteen years ago - if it had been, maybe I wouldn't have spent my late teens & twenties feeling constantly dissatisfied with my appearance.
Woolf's writing is honest, sincere and easy to read. Page after page, I found myself identifying with the pressures put on/felt by women to look perfect. For the first time, I really took time to reflect on why we are so bothered by body image and who decides what 'perfect' is anyway.
Although I'm not 100% happy with my body (after spending half of my life being ashamed of my wobbly bits it going to take me a little while to completely change my mind-set), I do feel that I can now wear a bikini on my honeymoon in a couple of weeks without feeling mortified that I'm not perfect.
IMHO, this book should be read by all women and should be made compulsory reading for teenage girls - developing a healthy approach to body image early on would surely save them lots of needless anxiety as they mature.
Woolf's writing is honest, sincere and easy to read. Page after page, I found myself identifying with the pressures put on/felt by women to look perfect. For the first time, I really took time to reflect on why we are so bothered by body image and who decides what 'perfect' is anyway.
Although I'm not 100% happy with my body (after spending half of my life being ashamed of my wobbly bits it going to take me a little while to completely change my mind-set), I do feel that I can now wear a bikini on my honeymoon in a couple of weeks without feeling mortified that I'm not perfect.
IMHO, this book should be read by all women and should be made compulsory reading for teenage girls - developing a healthy approach to body image early on would surely save them lots of needless anxiety as they mature.