Let me just state my takeaways, from someone who grew up with her music and liked it but was never a fan. SPOILERS below
I believe she has a horrible family, I don’t think they care for her at all, I think they stole her money and used her every chance they got. I’m amazed she’s standing at all.
But… based on the book, I get the feeling that Britneys not the most reliable narrator. Not that she’s lying, more like she’s a brilliant artist who lacks other skills. The story about her receipts and that one phone call to her mom, and how her early boyfriend’s used her. It makes me feel like she’s not all there. And we don’t get any information on how her boyfriend’s viewed the conservatorship, which bothers me so much…
What are your thoughts?
I felt the same as you. Desperately sorry for a woman who’s clearly been taken advantage of, but it felt there was a lot between the lines that Britney can’t recognise in herself.
She repeats a lot “how could I be unwell if I was still doing XYZ?” Quite easily, and it’s a sincere shame that you had no one around you who was interested in doing anything about that.