Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

12 reviews

katelynprice's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

I am still thinking about this book weeks after reading it. I admire her so much for taking back control and telling her story. My biggest takeaway from this book and Prince Harry’s is having so much more empathy for celebrities and the scrutiny they live under. There’s so much to be said about ethics, mental health, misogyny, and trauma in these pages, and I think it would make for interesting book club discussion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Cursing, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide, Medical trauma, Car accident, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Child death

emilywiltzius's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

3.5

It is hard to rate a book about someone’s personal experience, especially when their life was so publicized. Most of what I read I already knew, some of it I did not. Some of it shocked me, most of it did not. I feel for Britney. I cannot imagine having your life controlled the way hers was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Alcohol, and Mental illness

linnylionheart's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Addiction, Abortion, Chronic illness, Sexism, Suicide, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Blood

Moderate: Rape and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Dementia, Cancer, Child death, Eating disorder, and Domestic abuse

underage drinking ; underage smoking ; underage driving (at 13)

jul_grk's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, Mental illness, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

bookswithlauren's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

It makes me sad to read about everything that Britney has been through in her life, especially at the hands of people who were supposed to love and care for her. 

Despite the book not being as detailed as it could have been, it was more than enough to show and explain not only everything Britney went through, but how it has impacted her and will continue to affect her. 

This book does read almost like a teenage diary, but that is not surprising considering most of the control of her own life started to disappear when she was a teenager. So many opportunities and life experiences were taken away from her and it has definitely left its impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

jaz_gets_literary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I started this at the gym this morning and just finished it a few hours later. I could stop listening. I am feeling so many emotions. Mostly anger. So many people failed her. Her father took her total body autonomy away from her and everyone around her just went along with it. There were lots of horrible things that happened to her before that but that one was the worst to me. I don’t understand how no one saw that it wasn’t right and agreed to it. I’m going to have to sit with this one for a while but I truly hope that she finds peace and happiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Abortion, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

sarah_hutchins's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Minor: Sexual violence, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Addiction, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Blood

immovabletype's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

not sure I'm going to rate this one. there are a lot of memoirs out there that are more technically proficient, but that doesn't mean there isn't value in Britney's story in her own words. (yes, she had a ghostwriter, but something I actually quite appreciate here is that they kept her voice authentic and seemed to be there to lend structure and clarity.) there were moments I groaned and there were moments I genuinely gasped in shock. regardless of the writing I'm glad this is out in the world. mine or anyone else's approval isn't the point here. she just deserves to be heard.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Body shaming

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Blood, Mental illness, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts

telliot's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Abortion, and Miscarriage

bethany_g's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexism, Confinement, and Bullying

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage