Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

107 reviews

jourdanicus's review against another edition

reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Typically, I'm pretty selective about which celebrity memoirs I'm interested in. I was definitely interested in Britney's.

Britney was a central figure of girlhood for me, like most kids growing up in the 90s and aughts. I'm fascinated (and saddened) by her story. I really appreciate that she could tell it for herself finally (though, I'm assuming, with a ghost writer).

There was a lot I found relatable in this book, as someone who also grew up affected by generational trauma. I can only begin to imagine the mental toll that being a global celebrity at a time when the media was so incredibly hard on celebrities (especially girls and women) has taken on Britney. She might not even understand the full gravity of it yet...

Not to say the book lacked depth; there was definitely vulnerability there. But I think it could have been longer, maybe a little more detailed. I'd love to read more by her someday, if she has more to tell!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Car accident

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

music_girl93's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, and Grief

sadiebugreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

i didn’t know much about Britney Spears before the book, never really listened to her music etc. But now i have so much sympathy for her and what she’s been through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

tamsterdam_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

caitlin_davis22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

ksmith_23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Alcohol

kimberlina82's review against another edition

inspiring sad fast-paced

3.0

I really liked the idea of this book, and have been a big Britney fan since high school. However, this was a tough read for me as it seemed like something someone in middle school wrote. There were some inconsistencies in her stories as well.  All that said, I truly believe it is caused by years of confinement and probably being medicated when she didn’t need it.  I’m so glad she was finally able to get out from under the thumb of her family.  I hope she truly loves how she wants to now, and is happy for the rest of her days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

_ren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

I have read some of the reviews, and understand that people who usually read memoirs have their educated opinions about Britney's memoir feeling like a girl's dairy or just generally unpolished. I, as someone who does not often read memoirs, thought that the writing style had some pros and some cons. The pros being the casual conversation feel of the whole book that made me feel that this was truly Britney speaking to us (some say her social medias are still highly controlled, I personally do not believe that), and the cons being the numerous jumps and time skips that were not warned about or acknowledged while I was reading. The time-skips were quite an annoyance at times because as someone who has kept up with the Free Britney Movement since summer of 2022, I felt that some details we uncovered that were crucial to the movement were not mentioned from Britney's perspective. I would have loved to seen more of Britney's version/feelings toward specific things we had uncovered about her case. In the end, this is definitely her way of saying FU to everyone who had wronged her through books, interviews, and documentaries. I am proud of her for just that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

ceedy's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Miscarriage, and Sexism