The Greatest Books of All Time on Body Image

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
1259 The Female Eunuch Germaine Greer 1970 Australian English
1655 The Beauty Myth Naomi Wolf 1990 American English
2607 Heavy Kiese Laymon 2018 American English
4676 Our Bodies, Ourselves Unknown 1970 American English
6535 Hunger Roxane Gay 2017 American English
6756 Breasts And Eggs Mieko Kawakami 2008 Japanese Japanese
6973 Our Bodies, Ourselves Boston Women’s Health Collective 1970 American English
7811 Shrill Lindy West 2016 American English
10073 The Body Project Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997 American English
10432 She's Come Undone Wally Lamb 1992 American English
11058 Full Frontal Feminism Jessica Valenti 2007 American English
11848 Of All Sizes Her Boydan Unknown Unknown
11863 Dumplin' Julie Murphy 2015 American English
12246 Cinderella Ate My Daughter Peggy Orenstein 2011 American English
14983 How To Be A Woman Caitlin Moran 2011 British English
17119 My Body Emily Ratajkowski 2021 American English
17119 The Cancer Journals Audre Lorde 1980 American English
17119 Fat Talk Virginia Sole-Smith 2023 Unknown English
17119 Aliens & Anorexia Chris Kraus 2000 American English
17119 Body Neutral Jessi Kneeland 2023 Unknown English
17119 So Sad Today Melissa Broder 2016 American English
17119 The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants Anne Brasheres 2001 American English
17119 Easy Beauty Chloé Cooper Jones 2022 British English