bookworm247's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Bullying, Drug abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Stalking, Abortion, and Blood
jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition
Moderate: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Abortion, Bullying, Death, Suicide, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Stalking, Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship
cde10's review against another edition
Moderate: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse
Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide
emiliamaria76's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
sarahyjackson's review against another edition
4.0
It was just so damn sad.
Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Abortion, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Infidelity
jdieperink's review against another edition
I do recommend the audiobook version, what Michelle Williams does is not overhyped. I kept forgetting someone else was doing the narration.
There were elements of it that read to me like when conservative (lower case c conservative or upper case C, Britney Spears doesn’t get into politics) white woman pick up surface pieces of feminism for relatability but also, she’s not claiming to be a scholar.
It’s a good reminder that the practice of locking up “hysterical” women is not actually a relic of the past and is alive and well. It’s also a good reminder to read some more about disability justice.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Abortion
kelseyr713's review against another edition
5.0
The writing style isn't flashy, but feels like a conversation, which I think is what this memoir needed. There are sections that are powerful in their starkness.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexism, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Confinement, Abortion, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Suicide
leilapeach's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Bullying
Minor: Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Bullying, Grief, Infidelity, and Blood
abby_can_read's review against another edition
4.0
Despite how much I cried, I loved reading this book. This showed me how strong Britney is.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship
lilias's review against another edition
4.5
And some might be surprised by the Britney Spears whose voice is quite obviously present in this book (cheers to the ghostwriters for backing off so much!) I am just a few months younger than Britney, and I vividly remember first seeing the Rolling Stone cover that came out with the release of …Baby One More Time. And I was skeptical, not of her talent but of the male gaze I thought she was pandering to. Britney Spears was everywhere in the late 90s and early 2000s, and her omnipresence and her clear and bold image always made me feel like she had full control over her life and career. But, again, my impression was directly influenced by the media portrayal and her stage persona.
The Britney Spears who wrote this book is a sweetheart. She has been through hell and back quite a few times, and has never really been able to communicate with the public without the shield of her Pop Princess persona or without the misrepresentation by the media until now. And the result is something my 16 year old self would probably not have guessed: I cried. The last few pages of this book broke my heart because tragedy kept coming even after the conservatorship was ended. I was tempted to give this book five stars, and maybe I will eventually, but as much as I appreciated how stripped down this memoir was, I wish there had been a little more from Britney because I felt some restraint.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Child abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy