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Britney Spears: The Woman in Me (2023, Simon & Schuster) 4 stars

The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, …

Was hard to read but I couldn't stop

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So, I think this is worth reading simply because Britney Spears is someone media loves to be very cruel to, and it's good to read something actually coming from her.

It is a very chronological memoir, and during some phases, the present-day commentary annoyed me a bit. But I think I might not have given Spears enough credit while reading – I think some of the comments that seem meek and understated might actually be a bit sarcastic.

I was a bit puzzled why Spears put so much focus on how prayer and a telepathic connection to her fans saved here, and not at all on someone putting the story out there (Wikipedia says "a voicemail message from a source who claimed to be a former member of Spears' legal team"). But eventually I concluded it's probably for legal reasons and also none of my business.