Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

60 reviews

bergamot_breeze's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

An actual horror novel. My heart goes out to Britney and everything she experienced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, and 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

inadequate_hero's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

While I wasn’t shocked by anything in this memoir, it definitely brought me to tears a few times. We all knew that things weren’t going well for our Britney, but this really laid it out there. I hope this has helped her heal and I hope we see her thrive in her new life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Abandonment, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

flaminggecko's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Body shaming, Medical content, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Grief, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

Minor: Dementia

edietz22's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Abortion, Grief, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Addiction, Death, Drug use, Grief, Child abuse, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Infertility, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Abandonment, and Infidelity

carissa_93's review against another edition

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

kataylorgang's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

For Britney to even be somewhat sane today after all she's been through is crazy. 
Michelle Williams' narration is excellent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Drug use, Body shaming, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

abicaro17's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.5

Wow. Damm. Britney has a compelling and heart wrenching story. It's one thing to read about it in the news and its another thing to read and her own family trapping her from her pov. The things she went through sound almost made up they're that insane. Unfortunately this was clearly written by a singer and not an author. It reads like a 13 year olds diary. It has no real structure and lots of stories/chapters have like no value. The story also just ends? Like no moral or overarching conclusion. Just weird. Wish it was ghostwritten almost. Very compelling though. 

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Content Warnings

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

lpdx's review

hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Confinement

fiainkvinna's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, and Infidelity