A review by lachateau
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

"I was already designed to care what others thought about me; the national spotlight turned my natural tendency to worry into something unbearable."

At first, I don't want to give a rating to someone's life story since, well, that's what they have been through... Who the hell am I to judge or even rate it, right? But I will give some numbers as for language usage and the story went in. I got this book from my library after being on the line for almost 10 weeks, if I am not mistaken? That was such a long line since yeah, we know how powerful Britney and all of her fans saw this raw from her. 

It was my second time reading autobiography that has been written by the person themselves, except memoir or who have been writing by someone else (like for example, American Prometheus: A Tragedy and Triumph of J. Robert Oppenheimer) after Spare by Prince Harry and I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy. So I gotta say, this kind of biography really speaks volume for how the person was doing. This book walked like a mini diary, a little punching bag, and sweet vent out. Britney told us about her short story of her love life, the discrimination and dark part of entertainment industry in general. I found a shady part that hit too close to home for me every time she dealt with people's judgement and validation. That was so awful and relatable in sort kind of ways... Even though maybe my experience hasn't that huge impact like hers, but I just hope she was being with people who loved her dearly that time. 

The Woman In Me, like her title, is a book about a showcase of Herself and The Woman inside her. How that title can create prejudice... "we as woman should this and shouldn't be that" to fill people's standard in subjective human brain. It doesn't move me personally, but it's still worth to read if you are curious about a book that is coming from a global super star. She didn't bluntly write all dark parts of the industry so it's still safe somehow.