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.
| 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 |