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I just returned from a week in Florida helping my mom after my stepfather passed. On the flight down, I knew I needed a backup audio that wouldn‘t be all that deep, and this was available. Britney‘s got one hell of a story to tell and I can‘t believe her father/family were able to do what they did to her. It‘s not terribly well written, but she got to share her story- and Michelle Williams was an amazing narrator.

such a sad and shocking story that a man can still institutionalize a woman in this day in age…thank goodness she found her courage to stand up for herself…#readinglife #readinggoal #audiophile

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Not really the first line but it is on the first page.

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This book was so good and so enlightening to the life of Britney. So incredibly sad what happened to her and I loved hearing her tell her story her way.

I wanted to love it, I really did 😔 it was just so childishly written to me. It almost seems like she wasn't ready to write this as it's so rushed.
I am still Team Britney, though!

This book is no literary masterpiece, but I could not walk away from it! It made me appreciate Britney so much more after listening to the words of everything that she went through.

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Current audiobook…Late to the party, but I don‘t know why I just kept avoiding this one before.

I was never really a Britney fan - I was already in my 30s when she burst on to the music scene, and hence not her demographic! But you couldn‘t not notice her and her subsequent troubles, so I was interested in what she had to say. The first half is interesting, at times sad, at times rightly calling out an industry that treats women very differently to how it treats men. The second half is less engaging - because she finds it difficult to talk⬇️

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“Don‘t fuck with a woman who knows how to pray.” The first half of this book was tremendous and as a young girl who grew up loving Britney‘s music, I found myself enthralled with her plight and journey in the biz. However, the last part of this book becomes repetitive and one note, but it is still great overall! You can feel Britney through the pages, which I believe is always her intent - to connect with the audience genuinely.

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This was so good, happy that Britney was able to give her side of what was going..

Read this book in 4 days (just under 5 hours total shout-out to Libby for telling me exactly how long o read for lol). At the end of this book I‘m finding myself mostly just genuinely glad that she finally got a chance to tell her side of the story after her family told their sides when she was legally unable to defend herself. My heart goes out to her, it‘s been a hard road and I hope she‘s able to heal and enjoy her life without all eyes on her.

Poor Britney. I feel so sorry for her. It such an honest memoir.

Welp... about as expected. Connection with her only in her early days which was the best part of the book as well. Feel bad for many of the situations her and those robbed and stunted in/from development. the second half, winy and blah.

I just wanted to give Britney a big hug after her breakup with JT, and at several other points in her story

Read this after being recommended by coworkers! A quick-paced, engaging memoir! It is certainly not the best writing, but the writing seems authentic to Britney. The authenticity within the writing was pivotal to the “enjoyment” of reading it. The struggles Britney details throughout the book are devastating and emotional, but her story provides an aspirational example of resilience, hope, and faith. I hope to continue seeing her on a healing path

So I‘m not a big Britney fan, but I enjoy audio memoirs for my commute. I enjoyed hearing her background and her story of her conservatorship. It was insane what her father did to her, and no one should have to endure this level of control from another adult. She seemed very naive for much of her life. I‘m glad she‘s free of that and hope she can rebuild her life in a positive way. Overall a pick for me #freebritney

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It sickens me how Britney was treated by the people who she should have been able to trust the most. It baffles me how they got away with it for so long. The second half of this book reads like a horror story.

As a memoir, this left a lot to be desired in terms of writing and organisation, but I'm glad that Britney has spoken her truth.

My heart goes out to her.

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I definitely have a new respect for Britney. I‘ve never been a big fan but obviously been aware of everything that has ensued in her life whether it was good or bad. I liked that this book gave her a voice and a platform to really talk about what was happening in her life. I couldn‘t imagine growing up and having a family treat you like hers did. Just disgusting! I hope she heals from all this and finds happiness. Good quick read!

If you are (or ever were) a Britney fan, was curious about the conservatorship, saw any of her IG posts, I recommend that you read her book. What everyone did to her is heartbreaking. I mean this was Britney-effing-Spears. They never should‘ve had the power that they did. Britney is stronger than any of us could ever imagine. 🌹 🌹🌹🌹

#BritneySpears #TheWomaninMe #BritneySpearsArmy #BritneySpearsFan #BritneySpearsFans #BritneyArmy #BritneyFan

Reading this gave me a much better appreciation for the considerable amount of bs Britney Spears has been through and the level of resilience she must possess to have come out of her experiences with any degree of normalcy. Perfectly narrated by Michelle Williams.

The Woman In Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame , motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

The autobiography from one of the most successful female artists of the twenty-first century. I have to say that I was never a big Britney fan, I liked some of her songs & I also vaguely knew that there was some beef between her & Justin Timberlake at one point, but that was about the extent of it.

Reading this, Britney has obviously gone through some terrible experiences at the hands of those who should have loved & protected her, (continued)

Super sad to hear a lot more about what Britney Spears went through in her life and how mistreated she was. It‘s a really heartbreaking story, but it‘s satisfying to hear about what she overcame and how positive she is about the future. I really enjoyed this and am hopeful for her and her family.

Michelle Williams did a phenomenal job narrating the book, it really felt like Britney was retelling her story. I couldn‘t stop listening and was so upset when it ended! I‘m a huge fan of reading physical books, but in this case you have to go with the audiobook. It‘s an experience that shouldn‘t be missed.

This was a great book to get a good perspective on her life from her. She was honest and more graceful than I would have been in her shoes. If you have any curiosity in her situation and life, then this is a good book for you.

This is not at all a comment about her life and all of the BS she has been through, because really, it is all very tragic. But there was just something that was off. I cannot put my finger on it.

I recommend instead, listening to the Celebrity Memoir Bookclub podcast episode about this book.

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I was as usual skeptical of a celebrity memoir, but I think she did a great job telling her story in a light we may not have known.

I was really on the fence about reading this one. I‘m the same age as Britney, so I could relate to what was going on during her rise. It was very choppy, I felt like this was a diary written by a 12-year-old. It was hard to read, both because of the writing,and because of how traumatic her life has been. I hope she has found peace and will continue to fight for what SHE wants, she very much deserves the life SHE wants to live. Book #23 in 2024

I'm not even going to rate this one, because if anyone deserves to tell her story in whatever way she wants, it's this woman. My word, what she's been through. I'm glad she was able to tell her story. I read this one with my earholes, and Michelle Williams was a fantastic narrator. Beautifully read.

Late to the party on this one, but love this take! Let girls be girl! 👏

It‘s very rare to see a true “pan” from me, but here you go. This book is a train wreck. I agree that Brit is probably in many ways a victim, both of her family and of the media, but I also think she‘s got some issues she‘s brought on herself. But regardless of all that, the actual writing in this memoir was truly awful. I don‘t understand the higher reviews. Was there no one editing this thing??

Not the best book Ive read but interesting. Britney has had it tough and very misunderstood. Her family are terrible and that‘s the saddest part. Worth a read but don‘t rush out to get it!

It is hard to review this book, I grew up such a HUGE Britney fan and it was hard to get a glimpse of how hard things were for her from her perspective. That said, it‘s only her perspective so I want to take some of these stories with a grain of salt. I‘m pulling for her everyday and will always be team Britney!

It feels awful to say I loved this because it‘s so heartbreaking. Michelle Williams does a hell of a job! I knew it was going to be sad but Britney does not hold back. It is a crime what her family and the paparazzi put her through. I can‘t stop thinking about it. As soon as I finished, I wanted to go right back to beginning and read it all over again!

I was never a fan of Brittany‘s music, and I wouldn‘t have read this book had a friend not literally put it in my hand. But now that I‘ve read it, I‘m glad that I did. I remember some of the events she mentions in this book, when they happened; I remember seeing the photos on magazines everywhere. She went through a lot. A family that abused and exploited her as a child, as an adolescent, and as an adult. This book reads like a child wrote it.⬇️

Her story is very compelling. The whole child star industry is disgusting. #3 #2024

I loved hearing Britney‘s experiences from her point of view. So heartbreaking and infuriating all at once. The only issue I had was that it felt like teen Britney wrote the whole thing. I didn‘t feel like her thought process changed much throughout her life until she finally took a stand at the end. I definitely feel for her and loved the book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Media is about selling…doesn‘t matter if it‘s papers, books, music, movies…or people. I‘m not saying that Britney is an innocent victim, but that there were a lot of people who sold her out & made money off of her WAY before her family stole her freedom.

I must admit that this month‘s book club pick is not one that I would have picked up on my own… though familiar with Spears & her life from supermarket tabloid covers, I have never owned one of her albums or anything. And yet, somehow, this very quick read didn‘t actually contain much that I didn‘t already know… simply written, this gives voice to her life, hardships and heartbreaks but without real depth. Interested to hear what the group says!

I am actually surprised that Britney's memoir was my favorite read of January, but it was definitely better than I had anticipated by a lot. #2024Bracket
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Continued …… I‘m sorry to say for me I just didn‘t grasp it , I the the. Ghost writer has done her a huge disservice of playing on “childlike “ narration any how to most a very sad memoir where you now hope she‘s a free woman and can just live her life and enjoy the fruits of her labour and stick a finger up to the world who tried to bring her down

Like the majority of people u have enormous respect for Britney Spears and how shockingly awful she‘s been treated by the media by the public by agents but most of all her own family ; some families where fame and money is involved are purely toxic, anyway she does rightly have a story to tell and put her point across but ….👆

Listened to this one over audio. It‘s incredibly sad to listen to all the Britney endured. From her traumatic childhood through her traumatic young adult life. It‘s good to know that she is free & able to make decisions for herself. I like many others saw the head shaving incident & had the wrong idea of what was really going on in her life. Hopefully she can continue to live her life on her terms & build her relationship with her kids. #bookspin