Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

20 reviews

_ren's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

I have read some of the reviews, and understand that people who usually read memoirs have their educated opinions about Britney's memoir feeling like a girl's dairy or just generally unpolished. I, as someone who does not often read memoirs, thought that the writing style had some pros and some cons. The pros being the casual conversation feel of the whole book that made me feel that this was truly Britney speaking to us (some say her social medias are still highly controlled, I personally do not believe that), and the cons being the numerous jumps and time skips that were not warned about or acknowledged while I was reading. The time-skips were quite an annoyance at times because as someone who has kept up with the Free Britney Movement since summer of 2022, I felt that some details we uncovered that were crucial to the movement were not mentioned from Britney's perspective. I would have loved to seen more of Britney's version/feelings toward specific things we had uncovered about her case. In the end, this is definitely her way of saying FU to everyone who had wronged her through books, interviews, and documentaries. I am proud of her for just that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Torture, Abandonment, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, Vomit, Sexism, Abortion, Addiction, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy and Fatphobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

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

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

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)

carissa_93's review

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Medical content

michireading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Body shaming, Grief, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Sexism, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Abandonment, Medical content, and Blood

town_scar's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

The rating has more to do with the writing than the substance of the book. It was still very interesting to learn her perspective and hear her truth, even if it wasn't extremely deep or wise as some memoirs aim to be. In many ways it felt like an extended interview, which I overall liked. I have a lot of respect and care for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Abortion, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Child abuse

thevanessa's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Mental illness, Bullying, Abortion, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, Blood, Infidelity, Alcohol, Cursing, and Drug abuse

annelihghh's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Sexism, Grief, Torture, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Injury/Injury detail

allisonsmith120's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Mental illness, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Misogyny

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide, Miscarriage, and Blood