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Beauty Sick
by Renee Engeln • 2017
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
4.13
7k+
Beauty Sick Summary
Beauty Sick 91%
The mental job of monitoring their own bodies costs women more than any beauty product.
by Renee Engeln 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
More Than a Body
by Lexie Kite • 2020
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
4.14
8k+
More Than a Body Summary
More Than a Body 90%
Your body was never supposed to be looked at first. It was built to experience life.
by Lexie Kite 2020
4.14
8k+ ratings
Pig Tales
by Marie Darrieussecq • 1998
A Paris salon girl sells allure until her body starts turning into a pig.
3.46
4k+
Pig Tales Summary
Pig Tales 90%
A Paris salon girl sells allure until her body starts turning into a pig.
by Marie Darrieussecq 1998
3.46
4k+ ratings
The Body Image Workbook
by Thomas F. Cash • 2008
Unlearn negative body image by targeting the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that sustain it.
3.95
260
The Body Image Workbook Summary
The Body Image Workbook 89%
Unlearn negative body image by targeting the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that sustain it.
by Thomas F. Cash 2008
3.95
260 ratings
Nothing Tastes as Good
by Luke Dumas • 2026
After a weight-loss trial, he gets the body he craved and a hunger for human flesh.
3.77
9k+
Nothing Tastes as Good Summary
Nothing Tastes as Good 89%
After a weight-loss trial, he gets the body he craved and a hunger for human flesh.
by Luke Dumas 2026
3.77
9k+ ratings
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang • 2007
A Seoul wife quits meat. Her family fights for her body. She has begun to leave it.
3.65
403k+
The Vegetarian Summary
The Vegetarian 89%
A Seoul wife quits meat. Her family fights for her body. She has begun to leave it.
by Han Kang 2007
3.65
403k+ ratings
Pixel Flesh
by Ellen Atlanta • 2024
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
3.98
2k+
Pixel Flesh Summary
Pixel Flesh 89%
Beauty culture promised freedom and delivered algorithms. The empowerment was always a sales pitch.
by Ellen Atlanta 2024
3.98
2k+ ratings
The Beauty Myth
by Naomi Wolf • 1990
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
3.91
31k+
The Beauty Myth Summary
The Beauty Myth 89%
Beauty standards are a weapon of social control, and they intensify every time women advance.
by Naomi Wolf 1990
3.91
31k+ ratings
Unfiltered
by Lily Collins • 2017
Actress known for polished roles reveals the eating disorder and emotional abuse behind the camera.
3.84
11k+
Unfiltered Summary
Unfiltered 89%
Actress known for polished roles reveals the eating disorder and emotional abuse behind the camera.
by Lily Collins 2017
3.84
11k+ ratings
Poster Child
by Emily Rapp • 2006
Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.
3.72
645
Poster Child Summary
Poster Child 89%
Born with a partial leg, she mastered the art of seeming whole. That mastery nearly undid her.
by Emily Rapp 2006
3.72
645 ratings
Body Neutral
by Jessi Kneeland • 2023
Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.
4.05
380
Body Neutral Summary
Body Neutral 89%
Four hidden reasons your body image won't budge, and a plan to solve each one.
by Jessi Kneeland 2023
4.05
380 ratings
At Dark, I Become Loathsome
by Eric LaRocca • 2025
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
3.20
5k+
At Dark, I Become Loathsome Summary
At Dark, I Become Loathsome 89%
After his son vanished, he started burying strangers alive. His last client knows what happened.
by Eric LaRocca 2025
3.20
5k+ ratings
Her Body and Other Parties
by Carmen Maria Machado • 2017
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
3.80
109k+
Her Body and Other Parties Summary
Her Body and Other Parties 89%
Eight stories where misogyny is body horror: women fade, split, and haunt the lives they lost.
by Carmen Maria Machado 2017
3.80
109k+ ratings
Notes to Self
by Emilie Pine • 2018
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
4.10
21k+
Notes to Self Summary
Notes to Self 88%
She was good at going hungry. It was the one thing she could control.
by Emilie Pine 2018
4.10
21k+ ratings
Walking Practice
by Dolki Min • 2022
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
3.55
7k+
Walking Practice Summary
Walking Practice 88%
To survive on Earth, an alien seduces and devours lovers, but the loneliness cannot be consumed.
by Dolki Min 2022
3.55
7k+ ratings
Unshrinking
by Kate Manne • 2024
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
4.16
2k+
Unshrinking Summary
Unshrinking 88%
Dieting fails almost everyone; the real threat to fat people is stigma, not fat itself.
by Kate Manne 2024
4.16
2k+ ratings
Tanz der Tiefseequalle
by Stefanie Höfler • 2017
She asks the bullied boy to dance. The room laughs. By morning, they're gone.
3.75
4
Tanz der Tiefseequalle Summary
Tanz der Tiefseequalle 88%
She asks the bullied boy to dance. The room laughs. By morning, they're gone.
by Stefanie Höfler 2017
3.75
4 ratings
Rouge
by Mona Awad • 2023
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
3.53
51k+
Rouge Summary
Rouge 88%
Belle discovers the quest for perfect skin at a cliffside spa requires feeding a cult's hunger.
by Mona Awad 2023
3.53
51k+ ratings
Bitterschokolade
by Mirjam Pressler • 1992
Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.
2.88
830
Bitterschokolade Summary
Bitterschokolade 88%
Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.
by Mirjam Pressler 1992
2.88
830 ratings
A Touch of Jen
by Beth Morgan • 2021
A couple's obsession with a former coworker's perfect life curdles into supernatural reckoning.
3.24
15k+
A Touch of Jen Summary
A Touch of Jen 88%
A couple's obsession with a former coworker's perfect life curdles into supernatural reckoning.
by Beth Morgan 2021
3.24
15k+ ratings
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl
by Tess Holliday • 2017
Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.
3.54
880
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl Summary
The Not So Subtle Art of Being a Fat Girl 88%
Too fat to model, she posted a photo anyway. That post launched a global movement.
by Tess Holliday 2017
3.54
880 ratings
Hunger
by Roxane Gay • 2017
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
4.17
122k+
Hunger Summary
Hunger 88%
Raped at twelve, she ate until she became unbreakable. What shielded her also imprisoned her.
by Roxane Gay 2017
4.17
122k+ ratings
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
by Evanna Lynch • 2021
Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.
4.52
7k+
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Summary
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting 88%
Before Hogwarts, a treatment center made her eat. After Hogwarts, she had to learn why.
by Evanna Lynch 2021
4.52
7k+ ratings
Tough Titties
by Laura Belgray • 2023
Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.
3.50
2k+
Tough Titties Summary
Tough Titties 88%
Failed at careers, therapy, and love. Still ended up happy. The case against self-improvement.
by Laura Belgray 2023
3.50
2k+ ratings
Reclaiming Body Trust
by Hilary Kinavey • 2022
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
4.37
944
Reclaiming Body Trust Summary
Reclaiming Body Trust 88%
Diet culture taught you to distrust your body. Healing that relationship requires zero pounds lost.
by Hilary Kinavey 2022
4.37
944 ratings
Breaking Free from Body Shame
by Jess Connolly • 2021
Real freedom from body shame doesn't come from fixing yourself. It starts when you worship instead.
4.39
4k+
Breaking Free from Body Shame Summary
Breaking Free from Body Shame 88%
Real freedom from body shame doesn't come from fixing yourself. It starts when you worship instead.
by Jess Connolly 2021
4.39
4k+ ratings
The Body Project
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg • 1997
How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.
3.82
4k+
The Body Project Summary
The Body Project 88%
How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.
by Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997
3.82
4k+ ratings
"You Just Need to Lose Weight"
by Aubrey Gordon • 2023
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
4.32
12k+
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" Summary
"You Just Need to Lose Weight" 88%
Twenty myths about fat people dismantled: the real epidemic is anti-fat bias, not body size.
by Aubrey Gordon 2023
4.32
12k+ ratings
Flawless
by Elise Hu • 2023
Korea's beauty industry perfected skincare and the feeling you will never stop fixing yourself.
4.04
3k+
Flawless Summary
Flawless 88%
Korea's beauty industry perfected skincare and the feeling you will never stop fixing yourself.
by Elise Hu 2023
4.04
3k+ ratings
Right Body For You
by Gary M. Douglas • 2012
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
4.41
134
Right Body For You Summary
Right Body For You 88%
What if food, aging, and pain aren't fixed realities? The consciousness tools that shift them.
by Gary M. Douglas 2012
4.41
134 ratings
Anti-Diet
by Christy Harrison • 2019
98 percent of diets fail. The epidemic was fabricated, and weight stigma is the real damage.
4.26
8k+
Anti-Diet Summary
Anti-Diet 88%
98 percent of diets fail. The epidemic was fabricated, and weight stigma is the real damage.
by Christy Harrison 2019
4.26
8k+ ratings
Swole
by Michael Andor Brodeur • 2024
What if big muscles are just drag? A gay bodybuilder makes the case.
3.76
408
Swole Summary
Swole 88%
What if big muscles are just drag? A gay bodybuilder makes the case.
by Michael Andor Brodeur 2024
3.76
408 ratings
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough
by Martin M. Antony • 1998
Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.
3.64
591
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough Summary
When Perfect Isn't Good Enough 87%
Standards that once drove you now fuel anxiety. Recalibrate them without losing your ambition.
by Martin M. Antony 1998
3.64
591 ratings
Acne
by Laura Chinn • 2022
Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.
4.28
1k+
Acne Summary
Acne 87%
Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.
by Laura Chinn 2022
4.28
1k+ ratings
Womanhood
by Laura Dodsworth • 2019
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
4.45
107
Womanhood Summary
Womanhood 87%
100 women photographed from a perspective they'd never seen themselves: their own vulva.
by Laura Dodsworth 2019
4.45
107 ratings
Milk Fed
by Melissa Broder • 2021
An eating-disordered comic falls for the Orthodox yogurt server who feeds her forbidden desire.
3.55
81k+
Milk Fed Summary
Milk Fed 87%
An eating-disordered comic falls for the Orthodox yogurt server who feeds her forbidden desire.
by Melissa Broder 2021
3.55
81k+ ratings
Unbearable Lightness
by Portia de Rossi • 2010
At 82 pounds, she collapsed on set, and her eating disorder still demanded more.
3.83
42k+
Unbearable Lightness Summary
Unbearable Lightness 87%
At 82 pounds, she collapsed on set, and her eating disorder still demanded more.
by Portia de Rossi 2010
3.83
42k+ ratings
Feeding the Hungry Heart
by Geneen Roth • 1981
Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.
3.96
906
Feeding the Hungry Heart Summary
Feeding the Hungry Heart 87%
Restriction feeds the binge. Recovery starts by asking what you're really hungry for.
by Geneen Roth 1981
3.96
906 ratings
My Body
by Emily Ratajkowski • 2021
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
3.98
85k+
My Body Summary
My Body 87%
Her body made her famous and gave her wealth. It turned her into someone else's product.
by Emily Ratajkowski 2021
3.98
85k+ ratings
Trad Wife
by Saratoga Schaefer • 2026
A tradwife influencer's wish at a well brings a pregnancy that craves raw flesh.
3.84
11k+
Trad Wife Summary
Trad Wife 87%
A tradwife influencer's wish at a well brings a pregnancy that craves raw flesh.
by Saratoga Schaefer 2026
3.84
11k+ ratings
Sex Object
by Jessica Valenti • 2016
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
3.66
14k+
Sex Object Summary
Sex Object 87%
She wrote the book on modern feminism. She still checks the back seat for rapists.
by Jessica Valenti 2016
3.66
14k+ ratings
The Body Is Not an Apology
by Sonya Renee Taylor • 2018
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
4.21
31k+
The Body Is Not an Apology Summary
The Body Is Not an Apology 87%
Your body shame is a business model. Reclaiming your body is the exit strategy.
by Sonya Renee Taylor 2018
4.21
31k+ ratings
Someday
by David Levithan • 2018
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
3.64
10k+
Someday Summary
Someday 87%
He borrowed bodies. She staked her heart. Now his double steals lives for good.
by David Levithan 2018
3.64
10k+ ratings
Shy Girl
by Mia Ballard • 2025
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
3.82
3k+
Shy Girl Summary
Shy Girl 87%
She needs rent. He wants a dog. The collar locks. Seven years inside a cage.
by Mia Ballard 2025
3.82
3k+ ratings
Two Whole Cakes
by Lesley Kinzel • 2012
Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.
4.11
475
Two Whole Cakes Summary
Two Whole Cakes 87%
Dieting fails by design. The real victory is stopping the cycle and reclaiming the word fat.
by Lesley Kinzel 2012
4.11
475 ratings
Pageboy
by Elliot Page • 2023
A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.
3.72
77k+
Pageboy Summary
Pageboy 87%
A girlfriend saved as 'Ryan' in his phone. 84 pounds on the scale. Hollywood demanded both.
by Elliot Page 2023
3.72
77k+ ratings
Sexing the Body
by Anne Fausto-Sterling • 2000
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
4.16
3k+
Sexing the Body Summary
Sexing the Body 87%
Nature gives us a spectrum of sexes. Medicine prunes it down to two.
by Anne Fausto-Sterling 2000
4.16
3k+ ratings
Stag Dance
by Torrey Peters • 2025
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
3.83
13k+
Stag Dance Summary
Stag Dance 87%
Forcibly injected, a trans woman becomes the first carrier of a gender-collapsing plague.
by Torrey Peters 2025
3.83
13k+ ratings
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe
by Gwendolyn Kiste • 2017
Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.
4.29
600
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe Summary
And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe 87%
Tales of women who birth birds, steal skin, and unmake the world with a smile.
by Gwendolyn Kiste 2017
4.29
600 ratings
Learning To Love Yourself
by Gay Hendricks • 1982
Your mind invents reasons to avoid pain. Self-love begins when you stop listening and start feeling.
4.01
641
Learning To Love Yourself Summary
Learning To Love Yourself 87%
Your mind invents reasons to avoid pain. Self-love begins when you stop listening and start feeling.
by Gay Hendricks 1982
4.01
641 ratings
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