Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

29 reviews

britt_thebookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Grief, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Confinement

genesismt's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abortion

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Addiction

foxreadsbooks's review against another edition

In her memoir, Spears narrates the challenges she has faced from childhood to adulthood, from her family history to her conservatorship. This was certainly eyeopening. While it was clear in the media that there had been abuse of the conservatorship by her dad, the abuse she experienced as a child and onward, seemingly constant trauma in her life, makes one wonder how she managed to survive. While you may have opinions as to Spear's current state of wellbeing, it's clear she needs time to heal from what is described in this memoir, and shows the strength of her character to survive what she has been through. 
The audio was well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Miscarriage, Abortion, Addiction, and Alcohol

crybabybea's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Confinement, Body shaming, Addiction, Stalking, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Sexism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

julierosey95's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction and Suicidal thoughts

meganpbell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Britney Spears’ memoir is entertaining, shocking, and stomach-turning—and above all it made me think of how women have been controlled over the centuries in the same ways: infantilized while sexually commodified, pain belittled, reproductive choices limited, separated from her children, institutionalized, involuntarily medicated, labor exploited. Britney says something about maybe having some kind of feminist awakening—I really wish this would be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Abortion, Grief, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Confinement, and Infidelity

Minor: Addiction, Pregnancy, Drug use, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Suicide

amy1608's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Miscarriage

cinderackerman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

We love our queen Britney. I hope she finds healing and happiness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Body shaming, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

informative fast-paced

3.0

I had thought about picking this up in Non-Fiction November as an audiobook, but when I grabbed it and realised it was under 6 hours long I decided to just smash it out today while I was at work. This is a really interesting memoir, Spears definitely keeps some stuff to herself but I feel like after everything she's been through that's more than fair. I hope she finally finds some freedom in her life now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Domestic abuse

chiugico's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

This book was very interesting & just sad that Britney had went through all of those things especially during the 13 yrs. I was just heartbroken, I screamed, in anger & tears reading this book finding out what her family did to her especially her father omg! 
This was obviously hard to read through some parts especially the tough subject she discussed. She does a great job explaining her behaviour especially in 2007 why she did what she did!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, and Bullying