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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
A wonderful telling of Britney’s story and her struggles. This book put so many things into perspective relating to her “breakdowns” and the way she behaved in front of the media. She was struggling and was born into an abusive family. Despite her father’s trauma and her own, she became a household name at such a young age.
emotional
hopeful
sad
Everyone should read this book. And Britney’s entire family should be put in jail.
Not sure how to rate this autobiography. It was a sweet sad story and a lot of insight into absolute misogyny of capitalism. I love Britney’s music it’s always made me happy,- it was absolutely us my guilty pleasure.
I never questioned her breakdown, thought it was drugs but oh so more insidious than that. I recently watched Robbie Williams autobiography, his music career and trajectory had so much more agency in the same time…juxtaposed against a similar story of young talent and hardwork all that is apparent is gender inequity so rife - that we ain’t believe or listen or respect women.
The music industry a slice of reality in a grander scale.
I never questioned her breakdown, thought it was drugs but oh so more insidious than that. I recently watched Robbie Williams autobiography, his music career and trajectory had so much more agency in the same time…juxtaposed against a similar story of young talent and hardwork all that is apparent is gender inequity so rife - that we ain’t believe or listen or respect women.
The music industry a slice of reality in a grander scale.
emotional
tense
fast-paced
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
3/5 stars for the writing, but 5/5 stars for Britney's story and for everything she's endured over the years.
★★★ Quite enjoyable, worth the time!
I wouldn't say that I'm a Britney Spears fan, but I picked this up because it has been getting a lot of great reviews from unexpected sources, so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
This exceeded my expectations! She's incredibly likeable (and funny) and it was really interesting to get her side of the story because I think the press paints this image of a girl-woman who is a complete f*cked up mess. As famous as she was, she really didn't have anyone to advocate for her and to get her manipulative and toxic family members out of her life and that's why it took her over a decade to get out of that slimy conservatorship.
Definitely do the audiobook.
Favorite quote: "Do not fuck with a woman who prays."
I wouldn't say that I'm a Britney Spears fan, but I picked this up because it has been getting a lot of great reviews from unexpected sources, so I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.
This exceeded my expectations! She's incredibly likeable (and funny) and it was really interesting to get her side of the story because I think the press paints this image of a girl-woman who is a complete f*cked up mess. As famous as she was, she really didn't have anyone to advocate for her and to get her manipulative and toxic family members out of her life and that's why it took her over a decade to get out of that slimy conservatorship.
Definitely do the audiobook.
Favorite quote: "Do not fuck with a woman who prays."
a very heart breaking memoir. rating is only lower based on the ghostwriter
Britney Spears is a pop icon. Her CD was the first one I ever purchased, and I spend many hours singing her songs, entire albums front to back. She was a music and fashion role model in my most formative years, but her life and career has been a series of extreme ups and downs.
This memoir allows us to see what really happened behind the scenes, when the media talked about her crazy antics and then her disappearance from the public eye for many years. Britney's natural ability to sing, dance, and perform made her a star instantly. But the combination of her mental struggles, personal relationship issues, and the abuse she suffered from her parents did not allow her to maintain her career trajectory. She often sounds much younger than she is, probably due largely to the fact that she was treated like a child and her maturity was stunted by the mistreatment she endured. The abhorrent way Britney was treated and used by the people who were supposed to love her the most was so sad to read about. She was virtually imprisoned for 13 years, making money for terrible people who controlled her every move. If she had better people in her life, who knows what would have happened?
Her writing style is much more conversational than literary, which is to be expected for celebrity memoirs. But most importantly, the words sound like her voice, and her story is one that desperately needs to be told, after being silenced for so long. She is an amazing artist and mother, and she deserves all the happiness.
This memoir allows us to see what really happened behind the scenes, when the media talked about her crazy antics and then her disappearance from the public eye for many years. Britney's natural ability to sing, dance, and perform made her a star instantly. But the combination of her mental struggles, personal relationship issues, and the abuse she suffered from her parents did not allow her to maintain her career trajectory. She often sounds much younger than she is, probably due largely to the fact that she was treated like a child and her maturity was stunted by the mistreatment she endured. The abhorrent way Britney was treated and used by the people who were supposed to love her the most was so sad to read about. She was virtually imprisoned for 13 years, making money for terrible people who controlled her every move. If she had better people in her life, who knows what would have happened?
Her writing style is much more conversational than literary, which is to be expected for celebrity memoirs. But most importantly, the words sound like her voice, and her story is one that desperately needs to be told, after being silenced for so long. She is an amazing artist and mother, and she deserves all the happiness.