![]() ![]() But it has been edited so it is clearer than those. If you have read Britney’s Instagram captions, then you have some idea of the general tone of the book. The story is told mostly chronologically from her childhood forward, although there is sometimes some jumping back and forth in some places. ![]() The ghostwriters did a very good job of leaving Britney’s voice clearly in-tact throughout the book. Anything else is just ableist.Īnyway, that is who is reviewing this memoir for you. No one deserves to have their adult agency taken away, regardless of their mental abilities and/or mental health. And I believe this for anyone, not just for Britney. I explained to anyone who would listen what was wrong with a conservatorship. When the #FreeBritney movement really started to take off, and I came to understand what a conservatorship actually meant, I joined in calling for her to be freed. I feel badly now knowing what she was going through (I did not know then), but I am here to tell you she still put on a phenomenal show for us fans in spite of all that. I was so excited I threw up in our hotel room right before the show. My husband took me to see her at her Vegas residency. I thought she had trouble with her finances, and someone was helping her out. When her conservatorship started, I didn’t understand what it meant. I listened to Womanizer to make myself feel better when I was lonely in grad school Circus is still on my #GirlBoss playlist I listen to to help hype myself up when I’m doing something that feels scary in my various careers. Blackout dropped my senior year, and I belted out Piece of Me on study breaks. I didn’t understand why she was so excited to be a mom, but I loved that she knew what she wanted so much. I was a closeted bisexual, and when she kissed Madonna, I lost my mind. I was terrified of snakes, and Britney DANCED with one while performing. I played I’m a Slave 4 U both because I liked it and because it drove my mother insane. I got teary-eyed singing Lucky in my bedroom. I laughed when Oops! I Did It Again mentioned the necklace in The Titanic. (Although, I did not have the body confidence to do so.) Her eyeliner, her music videos, her sound.īritney’s music was a perpetual backdrop to my rough teens and twenties. I wanted nothing more than to wear those jeans and bare my midriff like her. From the moment I heard the first four notes of …Baby One More Time’s mp3 playing through the tinny speakers on my family’s pc when I was 13 years old, I was enamored – and I hadn’t even seen the music video yet! (And I didn’t for a while.) When I did finally start seeing Britney and not just hearing her, it got even better. ![]() So let me be clear: I am a Britney Spears fan. I think it’s important you know what sort of perspective you’re getting in my review. ![]() Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love-and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey-and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history. The impact of sharing her voice-her truth-was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. Two years after her conservatorship ended, pop star Britney Spears tells her story. ![]()
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