Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

19 reviews

marysunburn's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

A harrowing, painful, yet sweet and chipper dive into the mind of one of this generation's great pop queens. The story we needed to have told all these years of controversy and gossip, an inside glance at her career and adventures – and yes, Blackout IS her greatest album, I'm glad I agree with the author – which determines a definite skip forward in the cultural moment and the way we look at celebrities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Addiction, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

The book is a first-person account of Britney Spears' real-life journey through her conservatorship, which granted her father complete and total control on everything she did: what she ate, what she wore, how she did her job and how, or if, she was allowed to see her family. The singer is institutionalized and forced to take prescription drugs.

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

This five star rating is a huge surprise to me. I didn’t know anything much about her aside from the tabloid headlines (never listened to her music). Really glad u read this book. She’s overcome a lot. I probably would’ve crumbled. Made me proud of her and also inspired me to be clearer about my priorities and boundaries. I hope the world will leave her alone and let her be, and I hope her parents, sister, and Kevin all experience very painful and elongated suffering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Dementia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Abortion, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Suicide, Torture, Body shaming, Sexism, Slavery, Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, and Bullying

euphoricallydreaming's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Ableism, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Medical trauma, and Violence

ressicajicks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This book was my feminist awakening 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Mental illness, Abortion, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Ableism

Moderate: Miscarriage

eliza_beth_23's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, Body shaming, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death, Abortion, Miscarriage, Dementia, Grief, Suicide, Ableism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

aleilvandrea's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Ableism, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Violence, Self harm, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Miscarriage, Infertility, Suicide, Infidelity, Blood, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, and Cursing

srgreen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abandonment, Bullying, Body shaming, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Infidelity, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Death of parent

latashman's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

Loved the audiobook! I've always loved Britney and her music. This was a great behind the scenes view of some of the iconic performances and moments she had in her life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Abortion, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia and Ableism

Minor: Miscarriage

ribbenkast's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

If there's one person Who deserves a collective apology it's Britney.  That poor woman has been through so much. The trials and tribulation of being a female popstar in the late 90-2000's are already countless. 
Ad to that how her family was horribly controling and a failing courtsystem and you've got the perfect foundation for a case of extreme abuse. 
This memoir should be seen as a cautionary tale and this case will hopefully be used for some serious law reforms. If not a sociatal shift in how we treat woman in media. Therefore I would really recommend this book.

That being said, I don't think Britney is a good writer. She struggles a bit to find the right tone of voice. I read the Dutch translation because that version was the one that became available to me first. I don't think it's a very good translation thay captured the essence of what she was trying to say, so that couldn't have helped. 

Even though it's a true story, it is heavy. Please read the trigger warnings before commencing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Ableism, and Alcoholism

homebodynate's review

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Mental illness and Ableism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse