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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

12 reviews

0pal_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

ctruett's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

zesha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

 C – I can’t really speak for the credibility of this book. It feels trustworthy to me, and that’s about all I can go off of. But because of that, this book leaves me deeply sad and angry for Britney. She was wronged in so many ways, most of all by her own family. 

A – I feel this book is authentic. It brings what Britney felt, and probably contradicts her mom’s and sister’s books that they put out. I may try to find and read those sometime, just to see what they say. But only if I can find them through the library or somewhere free—I refuse to give money to either of them. 

W – The writing felt really good to me, easy to read and it flowed well. It kind of reminded me of how I write, so perhaps that’s why I like it so much. 

P – There was… a lot in this book. It hit me hard. I had only known bits and pieces from the media, and we all know how the media loves to contort things. But this does show that sometimes, you have to fight for yourself. It might mean waiting until the right moment, but your own freedom is important to your mental health. 

I – I wanted to keep reading this book whenever I looked away from it, and often had to keep myself from going back to it because I knew I needed to sleep/do other things. 

L – I mean, the conservatorship didn’t make a bit of sense, but it happened anyway, didn’t it? Ridiculous. I’m just glad she managed to get out of it. Thirteen years though… 

E – Is “enjoy” the right word for this book? I learned a lot about Britney through it, but I’m not sure if I’d say I enjoyed learning those things. But I do feel like I understand her better now, so for that I’ll give her high marks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual assault

lay_kone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault and Pandemic/Epidemic

katelynprice's review

emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

I am still thinking about this book weeks after reading it. I admire her so much for taking back control and telling her story. My biggest takeaway from this book and Prince Harry’s is having so much more empathy for celebrities and the scrutiny they live under. There’s so much to be said about ethics, mental health, misogyny, and trauma in these pages, and I think it would make for interesting book club discussion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Medical trauma, and Car accident

fullybooked_kel's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Brittney Spears’ novel, I assume is written by a ghost writer. This book covers mainly her rise to fame and her mental struggles, along with her family issues and relationships along the way. 

Having read now her novel and her sisters, I can conclude the issues of the family lie in the parents. Brittney has had a hard life and definitely should’ve been able to choose her own path rather than being forced to become this big time celebrity.  
I enjoyed this book and hope Brittney finds happiness and peace with her sister. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

anitairene's review against another edition

emotional inspiring slow-paced

3.0

 EVERY BRITNEY FAN NEEDS TO READ THIS.
From 1999-2004 Britney's albums were in constant rotation on my cd player alongside Avril, Shania, Tim McGraw, NSYNC, and Backstreet Boys. After 2004 I didn't follow her closely, just heard what the media put out there. Just shows how awful our media and the paparazzi can be, even worse is they go to such extremes because people buy into it. Will everyone like this book? No. Is it written well? No. Yet, her story is heartbreaking and I think every fan needs to read it. Her story, from her perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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

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Content Warnings

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

boydgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Suicide