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The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
"At what point did I promise to stay 17 for the rest of my life?"

A stark reminder of how easy it is to judge somebody based on what the media choose to show us, and how dangerous that can be.

What is fascinating about this book is the stories we all think we know, but told from a perspective just different enough to make for quite uncomfortable reading. They really highlight just how mistreated Britney has been by the media and her family for the last 20 years. It also shines a light on how we perceive and judge women's behaviour, compared to that of men (who, in this case, clearly behaved worse).

I was expecting to struggle with the audio not carrying the same emotion read by someone else, but I needn't have worried; Michelle Williams is an incredibly sensitive voice who gives a lot of power to Britney's words. And it doesn't surprise me that it was still too raw for her to read it herself. There's so much emotion poured into this book.
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