Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

342 reviews

fruitsaladsk's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.75

It was pretty interesting, learning about what goes on behind closed doors is always somewhat of an attractive theme. It was a very light and quick read, the book talks to the audience in a casual tone making it a calm and easy read. We are pushed to feel sympathetic towards Britney and we are shown how fame can be a double edged sword especially in terms of freedom, relationships and autonomy. She describes her loss of self, the identity crisis she experiences and her road to self discovery through Religion, self respect and growth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

jessieleeh's review

emotional informative sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Suicidal thoughts

kelisabeth's review

challenging emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Abortion, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Cursing

brittanylee0302's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

This book was amazing. It was well written, organized & it seemed Britney poured her soul into it. It's so sad what she went through & I hope she used this book as a way to help heal herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Infidelity, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

sadiebugreads's review

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.0

i didn’t know much about Britney Spears before the book, never really listened to her music etc. But now i have so much sympathy for her and what she’s been through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Body shaming, Mental illness, and Fatphobia

Minor: Miscarriage, Infidelity, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

tamsterdam_reads's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexism, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexism

caitlin_davis22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Bullying, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

ksmith_23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Stalking, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Alcohol, Suicide, and Miscarriage

kimberlina82's review against another edition

inspiring sad fast-paced

3.0

I really liked the idea of this book, and have been a big Britney fan since high school. However, this was a tough read for me as it seemed like something someone in middle school wrote. There were some inconsistencies in her stories as well.  All that said, I truly believe it is caused by years of confinement and probably being medicated when she didn’t need it.  I’m so glad she was finally able to get out from under the thumb of her family.  I hope she truly loves how she wants to now, and is happy for the rest of her days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug abuse, Cursing, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

gabriellegoldenhour's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Mental illness