The Woman in Me
Ratings299
Average rating3.9
Wat een prachtige bibliografie! Heel heftig om te lezen wat ze al die jaren heeft meegemaakt en hoe ze zich er mee om is gegaan
Britney's story is heartbreaking, emotional and baffling and she is no doubt a completely resilient person for all that she has been through while still maintaining compassion for those who have wronged her. However, I felt the writing was completely underbaked and never reached a deep perspective or reflection of the effect that everything had on her. Everything was super rushed, it felt more like a quick recap of her life rather than exploring the effects that each traumatic event had on her ability to be a functioning person. I wish that i'd could've dug a little deeper.
Not really sure what to rate this.
It's a rough story, but told very simply and shallowly.
I don't like rating memoirs but I'll give Britney her flowers here. I didn't realize how much she went through and I can't imagine having my agency completely stripped from me like that. Terrifying. I wish her nothing but the best for the rest of her life.
Forte demais tudo o que ela passou, acho que, como ela mesma diz no livro, pouca gente ia ter conseguido passar por tudo isso sem fazer alguma besteira
If you wanted to shelve this in the horror section, I wouldn't argue. What was done to this woman turned my stomach to hear about. I can't imagine how she lived it.
It takes tremendous courage to find your voice after 13 years of being what I would venture to call a modern day slave. I am so happy she took the chance to set the record straight with anyone willing to listen. While the prose doesn't fall in my usual preferential range of reading material, it is essential to the authentic delivery of this book. I think this is a must read for everyone.
TBH you've probably already heard the biggest parts of this excerpted elsewhere online. I don't think Britney (and her ghostwriter) are the strongest writers but I think her story is really compelling.
https://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-232-the-woman-in-me/
Holy good god Britney, she has survived SO MUCH. Heartbreaking and rage inducing.
Who needs [b:The Yellow Wallpaper 99300 The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Stories Charlotte Perkins Gilman https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327909237l/99300.SY75.jpg 1467808] when you have The Woman in Me?I hate how many celebrity memoirs I've read this year despite proclaiming I am not a celebrity memoir person. But I cannot get around the fact that this was so, so good. You know what is the opposite of so, so good? The Spears family. And also the paparazzi. And also Justin Timberlake. And also Kevin Federline. And also Ryan Seacrest. I've spoiled specifics below, but I would go back to college to teach a gender studies course with this as the text. Major themes include bodily autonomy, financial independence, privacy, and carceral approaches to mental illness.Britney Spears talks about the tumultuous environment of her childhood home, with a simultaneously overbearing yet absent alcoholic father. She talks about generations of abuse, including sending (multiple) women separated from their children away to psychiatric institutions that hand out lithium like free candy.Entertainment media zeroed in on Britney's virginity, yet called her a slut for the way she dressed. People had contempt for Britney when she was a skinny young teenager, saying she wasn't a good role model. It's almost like people were angry at themselves for finding Britney so desirable. They were agitated to their core that she was so successfully hot to them.Once she became pregnant for the first time, the narrative shifted to cast her as slovenly, unstable, unfit, and irresponsible. Once her body became less desirable to the masses, people villainized what those changes to her body meant: motherhood. When she was still a child herself, she was a threat to everyone else's kids. When she became pregnant, she was a threat to her own kids.Either way, Britney says it best: “People seemed to experience my body as public property.”She underwent an unsafe and painful abortion she did not want, and in return the man whose baby she was ready to have lied to the world about her being unfaithful to him. It was her fault when she got cheated on, and it was her fault when he lied about her cheating on him. Man after man rides her coattails to success only to feel threatened by what they were capitalizing off of the whole time.All of this is easier to talk about than the conservatorship because holy shit the conservatorship. Suddenly I cannot talk about this anymore it is too grim. Very good book though.Well-written and devastating. Michelle Williams' narration is excellent. For fans of (I realize this is a weird mix) [b:I'm Glad My Mom Died 59364173 I'm Glad My Mom Died Jennette McCurdy https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1649286799l/59364173.SY75.jpg 93537110], [b:Betty 48564330 Betty Tiffany McDaniel https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1572992238l/48564330.SX50.jpg 73891626], or [a:Taylor Jenkins Reid 6572605 Taylor Jenkins Reid https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1645653842p2/6572605.jpg].
I am glad Britney had the opportunity to share her story and sad that she had to endure so much from people who should have supported her.
If you knew me at all in the late 90's and early 00's, you know I loved Britney Spears. I had posters, calendars, every CD, I made choreography to her songs, I had t-shirts, and pretty much every other fan paraphernalia that you could think of. My husband patiently let me show him multiple, what was then considered conspiracy theory videos. I followed the freebritney movement closely and up until her recent divorce was paranoid about her being okay. This book was exactly what I was expecting, which is equal parts depressing and relieving that she is in fact okay now. As much as I would love it if she decided to make more music or do an actual interview with a respectful journalist, I am also glad that she is only going to do it on her terms if/when she is ready. I hope the relationship between Britney and her kids gets repaired and I hope the rest of the Spears family gets what they deserve.
It doesn't feel right to give this book a rating.
I will say, it was beyond shocking & heart wrenching... many times over! My heart goes out to brittney—it's easy to forget that underneath all the superstardom, she is simply another human being who has been through things I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
While the technical elements that usually make writing breathtaking were lacking, I don't think that was at all the point, and I am very glad I was here for the story regardless!
I was so excited to finally hear Britney's side of her story, after so many years of mixed stories from everyone else in her life. This memoir was at times heartbreaking, funny, silly, and eye opening. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever loved Britney.
I gave four stars cuz I was craving even more details. This book could be twice as long and I'd probably still want more.
While I believe Britney's parents completely abused her & abused their power over her & the media treated her like utter shit, I feel like there is something really insincere & hollow about this memoire. I'm sure this was very cathartic for her to get out, but there are so many stories that feel incomplete & one sided and the book is riddled with contradictions. I feel like Britney took no accountability (aside from saying she was “real bad” hehe) for her own wrong doings and instead blamed almost every other person in her life for everything that's went wrong. This reads like a middle school diary, mostly immature, child-like thoughts with no continuity... not a book from a middle aged woman. I was hoping to hear more about her time on MMC or get some more insight on writing, making music & touring with a little bit of tea thrown in.
Like others have said, It seems like she googled herself and went down the bullet points and scandals, the things the media speaks about the most, and gave her side of the story. Good for her, but it felt like it was lacking honesty, in my opinion. Unfortunately, this just wasn't my fav. I wish Britney the best of luck and hope she can truly heal from the things she has suffered.
I don't feel right rating this so I'm not going to.
Britney Spears has been through so much. Her family has used her as a piggy bank her entire life, and men have used her fame as a shortcut to their own—it's no wonder she crumbled under the pressure. There are some appalling revelations in here: Justin Timberlake forcing her to get an abortion, Kevin Federline essentially extorting her using her children as bait, her parents calling SWAT teams on her and having her institutionalized for defying even small requests... the amount of control these people exerted over her could amount to torture. But she tells her side with grace, and even extends them compassion despite all of the ways they've wronged her. It's truly astonishing how big her heart is, and how much she has endured.
I hope she puts her evil fucking father away for the rest of his miserable life, though. “I'm Britney Spears now” is some cartoon villain bullshit. What the fuck.
i dont rate memoirs written by the person themselves
I stan by what Wendy Williams said that one time.
Very interesting to read about such an icon of pop music, and from her perspective.
I thought this was a very honest, raw look from Brittany Spears at her life. She knows that some of the decisions that she made wen't always the greatest, but who among us wouldn't say the same things about our own lives.
She was very young when she started singing and has become a very strong woman, but along the way she feel in love with the wrong men and she also trusted her family to have her back, which they didn't. Then when she wasn't able to see her children and was suffering from Post-Partum depression she was left on her own and hung out to dry in the press and with her own family who profited off her misfortunes and then took over her life with a conservatorship.
The story made me feel sad for all that she has endured, but I feel she's in a better place in her life now and hopefully she has come through the worst of things. A great read for Brittany fans as well as for anyone who has ever been let down by their family or made to feel as though they aren't good enough.
This book was everything I wanted it to be and more. Thanks Britney, for everything.
Acompanhei da forma que pude todo o processo da curatela e era muito intrigante não saber o que estava acontecendo. Com esse relato da pra ter uma ideia das coisas por trás disso pra confirmar tudo que se especulava e ainda saber muito mais sobre a infância e carreira de Britney. Conforme ela ia comentando sobre shows, álbuns e músicas, fui ouvindo e assistindo o que consegui para ilustrar ainda mais a minha experiência com o audiolivro. Torcemos para que ela agora consiga ser livre de verdade e feliz apesar de todo o sofrimento que passou. Adorei a leitura e queria saber ainda mais!