Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Femeia din mine by Britney Spears

114 reviews

marmitecake's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Suicide, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction and Miscarriage

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.0

This book made me so sad and so angry all at the same time. I read it on audio because I do all memoirs on audio since they're usually read by the author. Britney chose not to read this one herself, but overall I think Michelle Williams did a great job with the narration. 

This book is a treatise on all the ways in which men, families, and the media exploit women and female performers. So many people failed this poor woman, truly. I hope the world can leave her in peace now and let her live her life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

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

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

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

tina_lou_'s review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.5

Wow, this book was honestly so go and so sad. It made me appreciate Britney and everything she went through and still continues to struggle with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

latashman's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

Loved the audiobook! I've always loved Britney and her music. This was a great behind the scenes view of some of the iconic performances and moments she had in her life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Ableism and Fatphobia

Minor: 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, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

eldritch_horror's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage

koreydobbert's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, and Pregnancy

themeanfrench's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

nialiversuch's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

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