Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Femeia din mine by Britney Spears

114 reviews

sydneynorman's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

edietz22's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

jordanenright's review against another edition

3.25

I feel for her and everything she’s gone through, truly, but I think the story would have had far more impact had she hired an actual writer for this book. I understand that she wrote the memoir while recovering from extreme trauma, and that it gave her a sense of independence and ownership over her life. I can 100% appreciate that sentiment and the need to tell her own story after so many years of her life not being her own. Unfortunately, the writing was still just extremely choppy, the story pacing was a little all over the place, and I never had a great grasp on how old she was/what year we were in when any particular event happened.

She went from being part of the Mickey Mouse Club to having a live in boyfriend & an abortion within about 30 minutes (on audio) and without any indication as to how much time had passed.

As a millennial girl who grew up on Britney’s music, I thought I might have a better sense of the timeline based on the events of her early career, but that just wasn’t the case. I also, selfishly, wish she had discussed her early work more. I love memoirs, and I love when authors talk about their experience of moments I remember fondly. It creates a sense of connection to the author. It was very disheartening that the primary focus when she wrote about her early career was largely unpleasant, and mostly focused on her familial trauma during that time. Not to take away from her very valid experiences, but it - again, selfishly - would have been nice to hear about the creative process involved in creating the music that defined my childhood in so many ways as well. I absolutely feel that she has a story that needs to be shared with the world, there’s no question about that. It just might have been more impactful had it been told with the help of an experienced writer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

kbairbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

This is the second celebrity memoir that I’ve read in the span of a year and phew they have been emotionally challenging to read. I have so much empathy and sympathy for Britney and everything she’s been through in her life. I truly hope she can put in the work to heal as much as she can from her traumas, even though she shouldn’t have to. To read about the horrors that she has been through makes my heart ache and I hope that whatever she is doing now brings her nothing but joy and healing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

eventuee's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

A great book, I really liked it. I felt like there was no flow to the story though. It was going chronologically in order however she kept fast forwarding and reversing to different timelines which was a bit confusing. Overall, was I got the hang of the flow I really enjoyed the book and felt immensely proud of Britney for her strength and commitment to her children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Gaslighting

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This might be one of the most important books that I've ever read. I went into this book expecting to get some celebrity truth-telling, but it's an incredible reflection on what it means to be a woman and a person. To be free to make your own choices. It's harrowing. It hit me so hard, and I'll be buying a copy because it's incredible. The tone of delivering all of these horrible experiences while being so straightforward? I thought I supported Britney before, but god. I care about her so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Miscarriage, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chungledown_bim's review against another edition

emotional informative sad slow-paced

3.0

I feel for poor Britney. Hope that now she's been freed from the conservatorship she can heal & be happy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief

julsosophy's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Miscarriage, Car accident, and Pregnancy

allieskat17's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This was a very interesting read. I learned a lot about Britney that I didn’t know but I don’t feel like maybe she hid something and lied through the book (I could be wrong but I feel something more is there)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

binreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

Wow. It's unbelievable how much this woman has gone through in her life. I will never forgive society for how they treated her/how they still treat her. Let the girl spin around on instagram and post her emojis. 

It's disgusting to know how her family used and controlled her...did not help her during her toughest times, nor did they care about her. I'm so glad she got out. I'm so glad people noticed something was up.  

Was there real complex writing? No, but it was extremely emotional. As I read, I could hear her voice. I can only imagine how much trauma it was to go through these experiences and to revisit some of the worst moments in her life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment