The Woman in Me - Outside of a Dog

288 pages

Published by Gallery Books.

ISBN:: 9781668009048

(2 reviews)

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

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. 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.

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.

1 edition

AlexaReadMeABook reviewed The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

Solid Listen

4 stars

Absolutely insane how much violence was inflicted on Britney from all angles, family, media, and those she thought she trusted most. I work with patients trying to get them LSAT and T-cons, different types of conservatorship but none have ever been as fast as Britney's conservatorship or as restrictive. Additionally, she was of sound mind, AOx4. Not sure how they pulled conservatorship on her but glad she's now free, healthier, and finding herself again. While it wasn't the best writing I really did feel like Britney wrote most of it and of course had an editor. She wrote a lot about very human desires and experiences. Its also a very interesting take on what it means to be a woman in society, a woman in media, and a woman to toxic men, family, lover, or friend. Violence against women doesn't always have to be physical. It can be systemic, emotional, …

Absolutely insane how much violence was inflicted on Britney from all angles, family, media, and those she thought she trusted most. I work with patients trying to get them LSAT and T-cons, different types of conservatorship but none have ever been as fast as Britney's conservatorship or as restrictive. Additionally, she was of sound mind, AOx4. Not sure how they pulled conservatorship on her but glad she's now free, healthier, and finding herself again. While it wasn't the best writing I really did feel like Britney wrote most of it and of course had an editor. She wrote a lot about very human desires and experiences. Its also a very interesting take on what it means to be a woman in society, a woman in media, and a woman to toxic men, family, lover, or friend. Violence against women doesn't always have to be physical. It can be systemic, emotional, psychological, financial, etc. Abuse, neglect, and violence comes in many forms. The writing is simple but again the theme is very ubiquitous. For 6 hours, it was a good short listen.

an engrabed mome rath reviewed The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

Illuminating in some ways, woefully opaque in others

3 stars

Devoured it in 4 hours (not that it's a very challenging read). The book reads more like a long-form interview than anything else, which means that Britney's charming voice comes through loud and clear, but it also means that the prose is rather basic.

The book definitely illuminates a lot of Britney's thought process throughout her conservatorship and drops a lot of interesting tidbits about her life and career. For a fan, though, much of what she's said has already been stated in various Instagram posts (among other things), and there is very little on anything not concerning the conservatorship. This book is almost solely about her personal life; various mysteries concerning her career (Original Doll, the Make Me video shoot, lipsyncing, etc) are largely left untouched, as is the vast majority of her music career.

The book also becomes more rambling as it progresses; the deeper into the conservatorship …

Devoured it in 4 hours (not that it's a very challenging read). The book reads more like a long-form interview than anything else, which means that Britney's charming voice comes through loud and clear, but it also means that the prose is rather basic.

The book definitely illuminates a lot of Britney's thought process throughout her conservatorship and drops a lot of interesting tidbits about her life and career. For a fan, though, much of what she's said has already been stated in various Instagram posts (among other things), and there is very little on anything not concerning the conservatorship. This book is almost solely about her personal life; various mysteries concerning her career (Original Doll, the Make Me video shoot, lipsyncing, etc) are largely left untouched, as is the vast majority of her music career.

The book also becomes more rambling as it progresses; the deeper into the conservatorship she goes, Britney starts repeating herself more and more. On the one hand, I think it's important that this book be put out now for the purpose of reclaiming the narrative of her life, but as a piece of literature, it definitely would've benefited from Britney being a few more years removed from the conservatorship situation.