Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Woman in Me: Meine Geschichte by Britney Spears

5 reviews

januaryghosts's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

5.0

Beautifully written. Her story deserves to be out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Drug use, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexism, and Grief

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, and Cursing

betag1013's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Stalking, and Torture

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

to preface, it's always weird to rate memoir and autobiographies bc of how personal they are - esp one as disheartening as this one - so in no way is my rating a reflection of "enjoyment" of britney's story, but rather for the book overall.

brilliantly read by michelle williams, the woman in me reveals the story of a woman whose voice as a human is rarely heard, whose fame has always eclipsed her humanity as perceived by the world. here, britney tells the story of her childhood and family, path to worldwide fame, artistry amid immense personal struggles in the public eye, and subsequent abusive conservatorship at the hands of her own family.

imo some of the chapters are too short, this making the book's pace uneven, and some things are too vague, but i rly appreciate hearing britney's own POV on many things that have simply been assumed or spoken for her by others. it's disheartening but most of the memoir is sad and - in the last half or so - even enraging, not only for how her family fails her, but also the legal system and the larger sexist, misogynist world as a whole. britney's strength and tenacity are admirable and im happy that she's at least a free woman now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Stalking, and Body shaming

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual content

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Abortion

Moderate: Sexual content