Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

6 reviews

relin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

Really added perspective of the #FreeBrittany Movement and the ways that conservership can bee used to really hurt the people they are supposed to help.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

Moderate: Classism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Cursing, and Bullying

Minor: Pregnancy

Financial abuse, using access to children to control people

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

abicaro17's review against another edition

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

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Self harm, Bullying, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Medical content, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cursing, Grief, Abortion, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Drug use

maregred's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcohol, Addiction, Gaslighting, Abortion, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

Minor: Medical trauma, Classism, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Bullying, and Child abuse

batmayne_reads's review

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Britney Spears walks you through her life. Chapter by chapter, you come to understand more of what we saw versus what she saw and what was happening to her. Her writing style was captivating and i would love for her to write more. Whether it continues to autobiographical or fictional, britney deserves to be heard

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship