Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

66 reviews

butlerebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

kit_library's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Body shaming

Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

binreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

Wow. It's unbelievable how much this woman has gone through in her life. I will never forgive society for how they treated her/how they still treat her. Let the girl spin around on instagram and post her emojis. 

It's disgusting to know how her family used and controlled her...did not help her during her toughest times, nor did they care about her. I'm so glad she got out. I'm so glad people noticed something was up.  

Was there real complex writing? No, but it was extremely emotional. As I read, I could hear her voice. I can only imagine how much trauma it was to go through these experiences and to revisit some of the worst moments in her life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Torture, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Toxic friendship

bookedbymadeline's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

Great narration by Michelle Williams, highly recommend the audiobook! Listened to this while crafting with my book club which made the experience even more enjoyable 🥰

This memoir was an eye opening look at Britney. I grew up listening to her and if you remember HitClips, Oops I Did it Again was my first one of those so I had a lot of nostalgia listening to her book. We get to see the other side of events that I remember growing up seeing in the media.

It was a very emotional and heavy story that gave me a whole new appreciation and love for Britney. It was a difficult listen at times because of the content so definitely check triggers before picking it up. Britney deserves the world and fuck her family 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, Body shaming, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage

dearsunshine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Confinement, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

danajoy's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Confronting and often heartwrenching, The Woman in Me is an eye-opening read.
I was born in the late nineties, growing up Britney Spears was one of the biggest stars in the world. Media coverage about her was constant and often unkind. 
Hearing what it was like for her was heartbreaking. 
I'm angry about how she was treated. I followed the free Britney movement and the end of her conservatorship. 

I think that the Womanhood angle was discussed in a bit of a clunky was in the final section which is the main reason this isnt a 5 star. It is a very valuable story to be shared.

Papparazzi and the Media are still guilty of some of the toxicity that Britney was the target of but it is a relief to see the progressive destagmatisation of mental health/postpartum depression. 

I hope she finds peace. While at times her Instagram feed makes me uncomfortable I know she is taking back the control of her own image. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity and Abortion

Minor: Suicide

ginafugate's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

This was an informative book that was decently written but sometimes confusing bc it felt like the timelines didn’t align at times. (For me, it was easy tell that it was written by 2 people bc of the distinct writing styles). I love Britney and at the end of the day, I’m just glad she’s free of that awful conservatorship!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Abortion, Alcoholism, Confinement, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Suicide

katyannreads's review against another edition

5.0

Absolutely unreal of everything she was forced to be put through. What a powerful woman to not only overcome her trauma, but to be brave enough to share with the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Abortion

intensej's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

The writing was not great, but I enjoyed hearing her story in her own words. I jumped between the audiobook and the book. Michelle Williams was the perfect narrator for the audiobook. At times, it was difficult to read about how Britney was forced into a conservatorship and was unable to make decisions about her body, personal life, and career. The way her children were used as tools to manipulate her was painful to read. This was a fast read and reminded me of I'm Glad My Mom Died at times (in terms of the story, not the writing).

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abortion

Minor: Suicide

kateyearsley's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

As Cara Cunningham wisely said– leave Britney alone 🗣️

I very much appreciate the chronological order of this memoir. It was so easy to follow along and Britney did a wonderful job sharing her story. I enjoyed the choice of Michelle Williams as the narrator, although I cringed each time she said any wh- word or tour. You deserve happiness and peace Britney, I hope you find it ✨ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Alcoholism