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?

  • Ambitious_Choice_816@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I agree with re the simplistic style of writing etc. It was initially a bit disappointing but I think it is true to Britney and her ‘voice’ at this stage. The saddest part for me is that Britney didn’t have anyone in her corner encouraging her to stand up for herself or make her voice be heard or protect her from danger which led her to be unable to spot it herself.

    The older guy taking advantage of her when she was 14, Justin Timberlake cheating throughout their relationship, then using her to help him rebrand, Kevin Federline using her to jumpstart his career then when that failed taking the kids away. I think a lot of her health troubles stemmed from her being depressed and over worked and her family capitalised on that to lock her up. It sounded like Justin’s family were the only people who seemed to care about her and when they broke up she lost them and had nobody.

    I don’t doubt Britney had difficulties, I think she’s probably quite immature for her age due to her career taking off when she’s young but she needed someone in her corner to guide her. I hope she’s in control of her own destiny now and is doing so much better.

    Also side note I felt so bad for her British grandmother who left London to go to a small American town and was never allowed back to visit her family. Made me so grateful to be a woman in this century because that must have been awful!