Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

171 reviews

amandamuchmoreparker's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Infidelity

maggiemichael's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Body shaming

zoinkie's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

kaiolenatac's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring

4.5

Brittney Spears' story is not one that should be lost in modern media and pop culture. It's a memoir of hope, of clarity, of love, of grief. She is a delicate and sensitive author, and it was a joy to hear the ups and downs of her life through her mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Body shaming and Alcohol

asparagushead's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Minor: Miscarriage

jupton720's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Abortion, Confinement, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

obscura's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Bullying, Abortion, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, and Misogyny

sea_tea_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense

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

illy95's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed Britney's perspective into her life. I listened to the audiobook and Michelle Williams did a great job of adding emotion back into the characterization of people around Britney. I'm saddened to learn everything she went through, even before her conservatorship. I read this right after reading Jennette McCurdy's "I'm Glad My Mom Died", and I think it just solidified for me how Hollywood hates women, these women's own families hate women, and that it's an uphill battle to become your own person, adult, in the eyes of millions. I think that if you do not care for Britney Spears or judge her anyway for drinking and partying when she was young, this is not the book for you. I think any celebrity (auto)/biography you would have to have some sort of empathy to begin with to read about them.

She describes her early exploration of alcohol and sex and while not explicit, I'm sure someone would change this into a "it's her fault anyway" narrative.  I don't think you should read it if that makes you uncomfortable either.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship