Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Woman in Me: Meine Geschichte by Britney Spears

72 reviews

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

aprescriptiontoread's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Suicide

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is an intense read in terms of content. Britney was failed at every turn by almost everyone in her life. It frequently made me angry while reading. It's a testament to her character that she's still attempting to find compassion for her parents, sister, and the other people in her life who committed terrible acts against her. I hope the writing of this was cathartic for her and that she cultivates a peaceful life from now on.

The writing style isn't flashy, but feels like a conversation, which I think is what this memoir needed. There are sections that are powerful in their starkness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Suicide and Pandemic/Epidemic

cait_reads_and_drinks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Abortion and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide

haleymaple's review against another edition

5.0

While this wasn’t incredible literature, it was raw. I felt the feelings being described, cried, and found it relatable in so many ways. This was not a gossipy tell all celebrity book. This is a statement where someone wants to tell their story on their terms and I think hopes to move on. If she wants to stay at home and dance on Instagram because it makes her small, then I’m all for it. She’s clearly a talented entertainer and dancer - I also enjoyed the brief spots where she talked about how alive and powerful she feels dancing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Abortion

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

chloelj27's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

Moderate: Body shaming, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

emzjams's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Suicide

theinstabookworm's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

What's clear from this book is that everyone failed Britney. Everyone who was supposed to love and care about her manipulated her, took advantage of her, and controlled her, all for their own gain. The paparazzi were cruel and treated her like she was a show animal. The cycle of abuse that started with her paternal grandfather to her father and ended with her father treating her horrendously was hard to read about. 

Britney definitely spills the tea in this memoir, but the tone in which she tells her story is not vindictive or angry. It's very tasteful. One thing that comes through very clearly is that she loves her children more than anything. I appreciated how insightful and raw Britney was when telling her story, as it paints a clear picture of what she went through for years for those of us who were out of the loop. One thing I will say is that I wasn't a fan of the writing in the first half of the book, as it felt quite juvenile, but I found the second half to be much better.

P.S. Fuck Justin, Jamie Lynn, K-Fed, and her dad.

Favourite quote: "You have to speak the thing that you're feeling, even if it scares you. You have to tell your story. You have to raise your voice."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, and Abortion