Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

25 reviews

eamayabe's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

casperoliver's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

If you enjoyed "I'm Glad My Mom Died", then PLEASE give this one a read!   This book gave a sense of authenticity, openness, and a sense of connection that kept me captivated til the end. I personally relate to Britney's story, and her writing is absolutely phenomenal. The audio book by Michelle Williams is a great way to enjoy the story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

tashy49's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Miscarriage

heather667's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

Reading the experiences that Britney Spears went through left me with so much anger, sadness, and frustration for her. It is disgusting how the institutions we have in place, that are supposed to help and keep us safe, are constantly and consistently failing us. There are many heartless people in this world who should die, but death is a kind mercy they do not deserve. 

There are many complaints on the writing in this memoir, which is just focusing on the wrong thing imo, but the narrative tone of voice just sounded very young to me. I found this to be very fitting given the trauma she experienced, specifically in the sense of how trauma effects you neurologically, and it helps you understand just how young she was going through all this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Car accident, and Pandemic/Epidemic

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Grief, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zydecovivo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Brittney Spears’s The Woman in Me is her chance to tell her story. As a very young fan when her star was rising, I didn't understand what she was going through in the early 2000s or what her conservatorship meant. Listening to her story, in her own words, brings a perspective to both her experiences and women's treatment within the music industry that we've all been missing for a long time. It is not a perfect book. Some memories don’t seem fully relevant to her reflections and some especially emotional situations seem to literally be indescribable by the author. I think there are also some instances glanced over that may reveal more trauma than the author wants to focus on in this text. But I can tell Spears wrote from the heart and her ability to discuss the horrors she was subjected to should be commended. This is a must-read for anyone thinking of entering the entertainment industry and will probably be a gateway used to move the industry forward to avoid such blatant abuse again in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

signeskov's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Abortion

hanhantap's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Miscarriage

tina_lou_'s review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

Wow, this book was honestly so go and so sad. It made me appreciate Britney and everything she went through and still continues to struggle with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic