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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

6 reviews

ahoijules's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Stalking, Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Abortion, Addiction, Car accident, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

silver_lining_in_a_book's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

 

Everyone thought it was hilarious. Look how crazy she is! Even my parents acted embarrassed by me. But nobody seemed to understand that I was simply out of my mind with grief. My children had been taken away from me. With my head shaved, everyone was scared of me, even my mom. No one would talk to me anymore because I was too ugly. My long hair was a big part of what people liked – I knew that. I knew a lot of guys thought long hair was hot… shaving my head was a way of saying to the world: Fuck you. You want me to be pretty for you? Fuck you. You want me to be good for you? Fuck you. You want me to be your dream girl? Fuck you.

As usual, I do not feel quite right giving a rating to such a touching, painful and (what felt like) incredibly honest memoir. Britney has been through so much and it must have been tough to recall and relive all of the mistreatment and emotional abuse she was forced to handle. I would not say that the ghostwriter was particularly strong when it came to the prose or the novel structure, but that was not the point of this book. I thoroughly appreciated learning more about Britney's life, her dreams and her beliefs. If you are in a healthy state of mind and interested in learning more about her, I definitely recommend giving the book or the audiobook a go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism and Abandonment

buer's review against another edition

3.5

The Woman in Me is a memoir detailing Britney Spears life, from her young, impoverished childhood to her work as a singer and actress, to her complicated and abusive family dynamics.  She details her conservatorship, heartbreak, and other hardships that she endured throughout her career. 

I'm not a huge Britney Spears fan, but I still found it interesting to hear about the milestones throughout her life and career and get look into how she has perceived moments of her life that got absurd, abusive amounts of attention from American media. 

As a note, the audiobook is not read by Spears herself, with the exception of the prologue. I probably would have stuck with the printed version if I had realized that beforehand. Because I listened instead of read, I don't have great insight into the writing style, but Spears communicates clearly. She also maintains a charming tone of humility and gratitude. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Emotional abuse

Minor: Abortion

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

3.5

This would have greatly benefited from a cowriter or strong editor, however I still really appreciate this. And considering everything, I really understand why she wouldn't want a cowriter or anyone else to have their hands on her story. 

Her story is reflective of so many things wrong with society, from the textbook misogyny she experienced post-breakup to the isolating postpartum depression, to the even less talked about experience of conservatorship. I think it will make a lot of people feel seen and her story of conservatorship will hopefully open a much wider conversation about familial abuse, disability justice, and bodily autonomy for all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Ableism, Drug use, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Miscarriage, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Eating disorder and Alcoholism

mightyoscura's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

The power that that has, the intelligence that that has, the clearance that that has, the impact that that has, the access that that has, the influence that that has, the profile that that has, the international implications that that has

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

woolfinbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Medical content, Sexism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abortion, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Stalking, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Cursing

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic