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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

57 reviews

sea_tea_books's review against another edition

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So important to hear her testimony. Much love for Britney from a fellow Survivor-To-Thriver. 

I listened to the audiobook and Michelle Williams did not disappoint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Bullying, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Abortion

Minor: Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Miscarriage

issyd23's review against another edition

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4.0

IT’S MOTHER FUCKING BRITNEY BITCH!!! 4👸🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Cursing, Abortion, Car accident, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

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4.0

It makes me sad to read about everything that Britney has been through in her life, especially at the hands of people who were supposed to love and care for her. 

Despite the book not being as detailed as it could have been, it was more than enough to show and explain not only everything Britney went through, but how it has impacted her and will continue to affect her. 

This book does read almost like a teenage diary, but that is not surprising considering most of the control of her own life started to disappear when she was a teenager. So many opportunities and life experiences were taken away from her and it has definitely left its impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

clovetra's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

oh i am fearful for people to see this.
im going to be honest - i haven't read too many celebrity memoirs, but this.... was the worst ive read.
now, i will say, i am a britney stan until i DIE. she is an icon, a legend, and she is the moment. i was in the trenches during her conservatorship, and i wish her nothing but peace for the rest of her life.
however, this was incredibly surface-level.
now, i understand this is her book!!! she can choose how much she wants to spill!! and truly she did spill at some parts. but if you don't want to reveal a lot, why write a memoir.....
i understand how her life has been traumatic & understand how dredging up those feelings and memories may have been too painful for her. but in that case, why write a memoir about it?? i also know she wants to raise awareness on conservatorship but girlie i promise you did not have to write a memoir to achieve that.
i also would like to say the writing is incredibly..... lacklustre. i know she said she's been robbed of her childhood & womanhood..... and i can tell. the writing is incredibly juvenile and lacks depth. like when she'll describe an event, she'll go "i loved that. it was great". like my last celebrity memoir was <i>im glad my mom died</i> so my expectations for a celebrity memoir are incredibly high. idk i felt disappointed. it also felt like the same points were just being reiterated regarding certain events over and over again, and then other events were barely even discussed.
however, this was incredibly addictive to read, and allowed me a new insight into mother herself. i hope she is living her best life, because god knows she fucking deserves it. queen shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Confinement

Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

sonjaswanson's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.75

Kudos to the ghost writer and Michelle Williams for capturing Britney so well. It does feel like something she would write: not completely mature-sounding but when your childhood is stripped from you, you naturally want to have that childhood back as an adult. It makes sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Pregnancy

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

I was not fond of a few comments Britney Spears (or her ghostwriter) made in regards to the fellow attendees of several of the groups and institutions she was forced to attend. It is reasonable to harbor a grudge against those groups, institutions, and her family. It is not really reasonable to write about the other attendees like they were all dangerous animals. However this does encapsulate the fear she talks about having during this time and maybe she meant to show the reader and listener that fear with those comments. 
Michelle Williams does a fantastic job showing the dry wit in the narritive as well as the turbulent emotions. The introduction being read by Britney herself was a very special touch. Fans of Britney throughout her career will be very engaged with this and also horrified. The casual reader may not feel quite so fondly and want to hold their judgment but they will still have an engaging read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, and Infidelity

sshabein's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

Of course this is not going to be a literary memoir, and of course she had help writing it, but that's not the point. I'm glad she finally got to say exactly what she wanted to say, on her terms. She rightly points out that her "wild" stage was a result of rebelling against expectations — much like many people in their 20s who grew up in a controlling, abusive environment — and also because of how much she suffered from anxiety and postpartum depression. It's sad when one of the only people asking during that time, "Hey, are you all right?" is one of the paparazzi who was paid to follow her. All these ain't-shit men taking advantage of her from every angle — man, you'd be crazy too.

Anyway, I hope she is able to be healthy and happy. If she wants to retire from performing, let her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

chasingpages1's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexism, Misogyny, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Medical content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Dementia, Car accident, and Drug abuse

tamzy6's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

Sped through this like my life depended on it 😅 This is the fourth memoir I've read this year (and probably the last one of the year). After reading this, I'm convinced that memoirs aren't just a way to capture stories of people's lives but a platform for people to regain their voices. 

13 years under strict conservatorship is... Mind boggling. I can't comprehend it. Here we are thinking the celebrities we idolise lead fabulous lives but they actually are very trapped. 

There's a lot more left unsaid in between the chapters and we'll never know the full story of how the conservatorship unravelled, most likely for legal reasons, because it's kept quite one sided and the details are murky. However I'm glad that Britney found her voice and found the courage to fight and live.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Abortion, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Miscarriage

smalljoys's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Death, Confinement, Bullying, Torture, Sexism, Medical content, Alcohol, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Medical content, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Addiction