A review by fossilreads
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

emotional informative sad

4.5

Even my parents acted embarrassed by me. But nobody seemed to understand that I was simply out of my mind with grief. My children had been taken away from me.

This was quite heartbreaking to read. I've been interested in Britney's story for a long time and wanted to know what was happening that we weren't allowed to see. The trauma she carries for wanting to do what she loves and support her family, just to be taken advantage of for decades is so hard to imagine.

The book is definitely written in Britney's style, you can hear her way of speaking through the text. In the beginning, there was a lot of recounting of how exactly an interview went and those sounded a bit like just video clips were written again instead of these memories being recounted. Given that, the experiences got much more personal soon after.

I've always felt awful about how Britney was treated through the most difficult times, by the paparazzi, the media, and even fans. I'm so glad she has had the strength to fight for her freedom even when it might have felt like the whole world was trying to control her.

Britney acknowledges her mistakes in not healing properly and keeping up with performances when hurt and heartbroken, but how could she have known better? She has been wronged by many people who were supposed to care for her, yet she hasn't given up on love and believing there's good in the world.