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Femeia din mine by Britney Spears

114 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

town_scar's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

The rating has more to do with the writing than the substance of the book. It was still very interesting to learn her perspective and hear her truth, even if it wasn't extremely deep or wise as some memoirs aim to be. In many ways it felt like an extended interview, which I overall liked. I have a lot of respect and care for her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

librarianeno's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Britney Spears has had a hard career. It was eye-opening to hear everything that happened to her from her perspective rather than the media's perspective. Parts were really hard to listen to but I feel like it's so important for her to have a voice. One struggle that I had was with the writing. It seemed like it could have been organized a little bit better. Parts seemed to bounce around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

hazelreads1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

stewartj0421's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Britney depicts trauma in a way that is both simple and profoundly tragic. She gives a lot of grace — perhaps too much — to the major game changers in her life, while also allowing herself room to be human. I found myself mourning the life she could have led as an artist and mother, and I am in awe of her strength to plow forward in spite of everything that has been taken from her.

I do wonder how accurate this book is, as I assume it was written by a ghost writer with her input. Some parts feel a little too forgiving of the more egregious crimes. But you can definitely tell it’s her “voice” — that raw, unedited sass and her unrelenting perspective of goodness. It was a quick, touching, and thought-provoking read. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

whimsylee's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

What a privilege to be allowed behind the curtain of Britney’s experience. As most of the reviews have said, rating a memoir is a difficult task. I loved hearing more about Britney’s childhood as well as her experience with the conservatorship. Michelle Williams did a phenomenal job bringing Britney’s words to life in the audiobook. I am so proud of Britney for advocating for herself and telling her side. I hope she can do as she wishes now and just be a human. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Grief, and Abortion

sumsi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

What to make of a person's story that by all means should have ended with the perpetrators in jail - but sadly didn't. 

Britney tried hard to find the silver linings she can in this memoir, but one can tell from how much is omitted that there is yet much to process. 

Did I expect to learn more? Yes, but frankly I don't feel comfortable judging the book based on how much detailed trauma it contained. 

I can say that the real person, the one behind the star, remains ever elusive, in part due to being filtered through a ghostwriter, in part due to this book being a surprisingly short read.  

The important part is that this book is hers, and however much she is willing to share ought to be enough. Even if it means this book was more of an entrée than the big meal I expected I came away satisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Abortion

litoreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lovelycryptid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Britney has done amazing job telling her story, she explains her perspective and her experience, I listened to the audiobook and Michelle Williams did a beautiful job. I'm glad Britney has been able to share her story and I am glad she clearly has a lot motivating her to move forward.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Sexism, and Sexual harassment