Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Femeia din mine by Britney Spears

198 reviews

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Grief, Abortion, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Death, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Infidelity

isla_s's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Abortion, Addiction, Child abuse, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

Listening to Spears' story in her own words was easy and difficult at the same time. Easy in that the book feels like she's talking to you, telling you everything while you're both curled up on the couch under a blanket. Difficult because it highlights the double standards and abuses she's faced as a celebrity and under her conservatorship. 

Even though Britney Spears only reads the introduction to the audiobook, I think it's worth listening to this over reading it because of the oral history feel of the book. Michelle Williams manages to capture some of the cadences and slight twang Britney has without it feeling like she's trying to directly represent Spears. The first word I think of after reading this book is "heartbreaking." If you grew up with Britney Spears or are generally curious about her story, I would recommend this read even if large chunks of time are glossed over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic friendship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

elisalasater's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage

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)

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

chloeanderson's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Child abuse

Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident

theverybookish's review against another edition

emotional informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

rroseking's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.75

If you're a fan of Britney Spears you should read this. She's been through so much from childhood right through to the conservatorship. You can hear throughout the book how people have failed her throughout her life. But you also hear a lot of hope in the way she describes moments in her life. The book itself is written well enough. Michelle Williams was a good narrator. Highly recommend to anyone who is curious about this book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Mental illness

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