Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

46 reviews

sarahmorgan's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

You can tell even through the  ghostwriter that she might not be in perfect condition, but given even the gentlest interpretation of what she’s been through, it seems inevitable. You're left caring about her and feeling bad for her in a way it seems few people in her real life ever did. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Mental illness

bookworm247's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

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

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

---

Content Warnings

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

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Blood

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Pregnancy, Sexism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Grief, and Body shaming

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

    For the first time, Brittany Spears tells the true story of her family and how they forced an unneeded conservatorship on her to gain access to her hundreds of millions.
     I feel like the book should have been longer. More backstories would have been nice in her younger years. My guess is the publishers wanted it out quickly. It's a heartbreaking story and I'm glad it's told I just wish it had been more in-depth.
     Overall, a good look into mental health and how the legal system can be abused. 

     Extra ratings: Fluff -NA Heartfelt- 5/5 Helpful-NA  Horror-NA   Inspiration-0.5/5  Love aka Romance-2/5   Mystery -NA   Predictability -NA   Spice-NA    Suspense-NA    Tear- 5/5   Thrill -NA  Humor-NA 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Suicidal thoughts

The abortion was an at-home pill abortion but she got into the pain and blood of it.

livcashmere's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abortion, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Sexism

leweylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Wow. Just wow. I'm so proud and happy of Britney for writing this and finally getting to say her piece about so many things about her life that people have speculated about for ages. Justin Timberlake, Kevin Federline, and Britney's dad can suck it. There were certainly a lot of bombshells, but I also feel like so much about who she is now and things that happened back then make sense now. 

Basically, I am of the VERY firm belief that no one, NO ONE, in this world ever again gets to say anything about anything Britney should or shouldn't do for as long as that woman lives. She was controlled long before her conservatorship, and we the public are largely the ones to blame. I'm so sorry for ever calling or even thinking her crazy--she was just reacting how anyone, especially anyone in her situation and life, would've reacted, she was just under an ENORMOUS spotlight while she did so. 

Oh! Also the narrator was fantastic. I often found myself forgetting this wasn't actually Britney's voice for most of the book 🤌

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Abortion, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Suicidal thoughts

grey_jayne's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Britney is mother and her audiobook introduction really sets the tone for the memoir.  Michelle Williams is also mother and her narration ensures that Britney's powerful writing, reflections, and truth are delivered authentically. 

I got the audiobook thinking Britney read it all and totally understand why she didn't. Knowing what is healthy for you is self-care. I'm going to plug in tons of content warnings.  Michelle Williams is so convincing that I forgot that she was reading it. This is very much Britney's story, unfiltered and direct, her own. So much respect and love.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

"At what point did I promise to stay 17 for the rest of my life?"

A stark reminder of how easy it is to judge somebody based on what the media choose to show us, and how dangerous that can be.

What is fascinating about this book is the stories we all think we know, but told from a perspective just different enough to make for quite uncomfortable reading. They really highlight just how mistreated Britney has been by the media and her family for the last 20 years. It also shines a light on how we perceive and judge women's behaviour, compared to that of men (who, in this case, clearly behaved worse).

I was expecting to struggle with the audio not carrying the same emotion read by someone else, but I needn't have worried; Michelle Williams is an incredibly sensitive voice who gives a lot of power to Britney's words. And it doesn't surprise me that it was still too raw for her to read it herself. There's so much emotion poured into this book.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Body shaming