Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Femeia din mine by Britney Spears

208 reviews

lbyars99's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Abortion

reading_diaries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

The treatment of Britney Spears needs to be studied because of how awful and hypocritical it was. Britney who wasn't deemed able enough to be in charge of her own financials yet she was able to perform on stage. Britney who wasn't able to see her sons after taking a break from the music industry yet her ex-husband who's career was taking off was given full custody. Britney who was deemed "out of control partying" after ensuring she had a caregiver for her sons for the night, was able to go on a world tour THAT SHE DIDN'T EVEN WANT TO GO ON.

This book breaks my heart. It's terrible that she had undergo this horrible and unfair treatment at the hands of her own family. I question the licenses of the lawyers and judge who clearly saw the unfair and horrific treatment and yet did nothing to help. I question the whole American judicial system for allowing this to happen and letting it go on for 13 years. How did her family think this was okay and get away with it? Why was she given such unfair treatment when she did everything that they asked for her while she asked for very little. All she wanted was to see her sons and not have them taken away from her over and over again. Why didn't anyone see that and advocate for her? I question everything I've ever been told through the media about this time in Britney's life and I shame the photographers who violated her privacy over and over again during this time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Addiction, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Miscarriage, Death, Child abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexism

ashleyj_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cursing, Bullying, Addiction, Gaslighting, Abortion, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, and Medical trauma

Minor: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Car accident

katelynprice's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

I am still thinking about this book weeks after reading it. I admire her so much for taking back control and telling her story. My biggest takeaway from this book and Prince Harry’s is having so much more empathy for celebrities and the scrutiny they live under. There’s so much to be said about ethics, mental health, misogyny, and trauma in these pages, and I think it would make for interesting book club discussion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Cursing, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide, Medical trauma, Car accident, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Child death

taevans18's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

chapstickdealer's review against another edition

informative sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Confinement, Body shaming, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

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

333amreen's review against another edition

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

4.0

VERY EXPRESSIVE‼️ Resonated with what she had to say, more or less & intersting insights into her life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Sexism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Torture, and Toxic relationship

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

Moderate: Bullying and Body shaming

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

I loved this. I do wish Britney narrated it but I completely understand why she chose not to. I really related to her speaking about her social anxiety and appreciated the whole book. She's a forever icon, and I loved the intimacy of her telling her side of things. I have only had the utmost love and respect for her ever since I was a child so reading this only furthered that. Whatever she chooses to do in the future, I will 1000% support.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Cursing, Abortion, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Sexism