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BLINK Publishing Ugly Why the world became beauty-obsessed and how to break free.
Ugly Why the world became beauty-obsessed and how to break free ABISBOOK BLINK Publishing.
336 pages, Paperback
Published May 9, 2024
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July 1, 2026
Although I loved the idea of the book and the main ideas, it was difficult to finish. I take a lot of good lessons from this book and I am excited to start “clicking” on certain issues when I bump into them after this reading, however, and this can be controversial, I think the book gets repetitive. The message is important? Yes. Did we get the point across well? Yes. Are we repeating similar concepts over and over again? Sadly, yes. I enjoyed the book and I will take as what it is: a wake up call. I will pay more attention when I am watching tv to see what kind of people are the stars. I will keep an eye of the shows, magazines, and content overall that I consume to detect if they are mostly the same stereotype of people. I will try to consume media with different types of people in it. That’s the lesson I am taking with me.
October 20, 2024
This was "issues with beauty culture and privilege 101" and most of the arguments within it will be very familiar to feminists. But we need books like this as not everyone has spent their lives being political.
I enjoyed the book and the author's voice. I usually find these books to be OTT in going too heavily on the author's life experience, which is often unfamiliar to many (very privileged American upper middle class lives, for example). But Bhagwandas weaves in her interesting life story well and I also liked her pictures.
I'd definitely recommend it to women who feel bad about their looks and need an explanation on what's behind our emphasis on being pretty. It's a worthwhile book and a good read.
I enjoyed the book and the author's voice. I usually find these books to be OTT in going too heavily on the author's life experience, which is often unfamiliar to many (very privileged American upper middle class lives, for example). But Bhagwandas weaves in her interesting life story well and I also liked her pictures.
I'd definitely recommend it to women who feel bad about their looks and need an explanation on what's behind our emphasis on being pretty. It's a worthwhile book and a good read.
November 22, 2024
I wish I had this book as a teen.
May 22, 2025
I enjoyed it and would recommend it to any girls going through a difficult time.
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