The Woman in Me book review

 

Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“It’s Britney, bitch!” One of the most recognizable phrases since Britney Jean Spears spoke the words. Called the “Queen of Pop”, Britney has been captivating the world since she first caught the public’s attention with “Baby One More Time”. As a celebrity, she constantly had to face various public perceptions whether based on her music, interviews, or gossip (often false) spread by tabloids or people determined to use her for their own narratives. The Woman in Me, Britney Spears’ memoir, is her chance to finally take control of her life and her narrative.

 

In The Woman in Me, Britney Spears tells the story of her life. Holding nothing back, Britney lets the reader into her life. She discusses her ups and downs and how these affected her both mentally and physically. Bringing all the ways her career as a musician, a dream she had as a young girl, came to be and was manipulated, controlled and taken from her. A story of a woman constantly overstepped; it at times seems familiar, almost as if we’ve read about this type of thing before. Britney Spears was and still is an icon and in The Woman in Me, we get to see how exactly she got to where she did. As expected, once Britney Spears was able to tell her story, the public viewed her as the victim she had been for years. The victim society had played a hand in making her. Britney was manipulated, had her life taken from her, lost control of everything, put under a conservatoshsip, leaving her life in the hands of her father.. She was forced to continue to perform even when she was labeled unfit to make decisions about herself and her life; unfit to care for her own children. Showing true strength, Britney held on and survived. Even when declared mentally unwell for refusing to play the game she’d been thrown into. A game where she wasn’t told the rules, she could only see that she was losing. Britney Spears made it through an experience that would have left many in a much darker place than we see Britney in at the end of the memoir. Finally able to control herself and her life, she found people who were there for her because they cared and not because of her money.

 

I’ve always enjoyed Britney Spears’ music. Her songs and videos were entertaining and showed that Britney was good at holding the public’s eye.  I never really paid too much attention to the gossip that surrounded Britney. Until the conservatorship. Reading articles and watching videos about how Britney Spears’ life had been taken from her, how she was being controlled and it was by her own father. I was heartbroken for her and absolutely ecstatic to learn it was ending. When I found out Britney would be releasing a memoir, I couldn’t wait to read it. The Woman in Me is an emotional account of Britney Spears’ life. If you’re a fan of her music or just want to read the real-life account of the rise and fall of a woman in Hollywood, I definitely recommend getting this book.  In Mrs. Spears’ own words “Hopefully my story will make an impact and make some changes in the corrupt system.”