I read Britney Spears’ memoir and it broke my heart

Подписаться 5 тыс.

Просмотров 2 тыс.

50% 1

Here's my book review of Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me, which I think it is a fascinating portrait of a public figure we feel like we know so well, but is only now able to tell her side of the story.
I don't think there are too many spoilers here, I don't really mention anything that hasn't been widely reported on already, but be warned some of the topics mentioned are very heavy. I don't discuss these in detail but I do mention them in passing.
Here's ‪@jack_edwards‬ video on ghostwriting, if you want to dive more deeply into that topic:
• the complicated ethics...
-
00:00 intro
00:35 on my radar (what it means to me)
01:39 it's britney bitch... or is it? (ghostwriting)
06:16 born to make you happy (early life)
08:19 not a girl, not yet a woman (relationships)
11:47 overprotected (conservatorship)
13:35 her prerogative (justice)
-
Thank you so much for watching.
👍 If you enjoyed this video, give it a like!
📹 Subscribe to my channel for a new video each week
✉️ Get in touch at benreadsgood[at]gmail.com
📸 Follow me on Instagram: / benreadsgood
-
#booktube #bookreview #reading

Опубликовано:

1 июл 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 21

@cathyg.9996 7 месяцев назад

Excellent Review! I’m new to your channel and this was the first video I watched. There is a huge waiting list for Britney’s book at my local Library. I’m number 68 on the list and wondered if it’s worth the read and after watching your review, I’m very interested to read it.

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the review, and hope that waitlist comes down quickly. It’s quite a quick book so fingers crossed 🤞🏻

@CharlieBrookReads 7 месяцев назад

Completely agree such a good book. Despite everything she’s gone through I am pleased this book was able to empower her and give her her voice back. Thank you for sharing your review with us. Great to hear your thoughts as always.

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, Charlie. Glad you also enjoyed it! It’s amazing that for someone so in the public eye there was so much that went on that we had no idea about. Hoping she gets some closure from the book.

@jenniferlovesbooks 7 месяцев назад

Great review! I'm looking forward to reading this.

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Jennifer 🙏 It’s well worth a read!

@ameliabarlowbooks 7 месяцев назад

thanks for this review, Ben - such a great take and I can’t wait to pick this one up x

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for watching Amelia. Hope you enjoy the book! I’m not a big reader of memoir but found it fascinating.

@marcellaandherbooks8733 7 месяцев назад

Great review! Definitely made me even more interested in reading it.

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

It’s such a fascinating peep into the life and perspective of someone we feel like we know so well. And ALL the heartbreak 💔

@KierTheScrivener 7 месяцев назад

Amazing review, Ben 👏🏼👏🏼

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

Thank you Kier! I’m really proud of it actually - I don’t normally do these long form reviews but it was a really interesting challenge.

@KierTheScrivener 7 месяцев назад

@@benreadsgood it really paid off! 😁

@dadcelo 5 месяцев назад

What a fantastic way to break this down

@benreadsgood 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, glad you liked it! 🙏

@StephanieP1901 7 месяцев назад

I'm a good decade older than you, so I don't feel like I grew up with Britney but I've always rooted for her. Even if, when she emerged in that school girl uniform, I was a nascent feminist trying to hate her but who could? . . . . Baby One More Time STILL makes me drive fast. I remember being in a train station in Wrocław, Poland in the middle of the night and that song was playing. I also heard Justin Bieber while looking at the terra cotta warriors in Xian, but that's another story. And that conservatorship was so bewildering. It made me so angry. I don't think most people realize what a conservatorship is - it's a legal finding of incompetence. As an attorney, I see it in cases of true mental incapacity, not someone who could do what she did while having no legal right to make her own decisions. Her whole life has been tragic. I'm glad she seems to be doing things her way. I'm sure the publishers would have loved for her to go out and promote this, but she didn't. She did one cover story for People, but it would seem they have her free reign over it, because she chose her own clothes and the location for the shoot - a beach in Tahiti. I haven't read this yet, though I do have a copy. I'm happy for her. I hope her life is nothing but exactly what she wants from this point forward.

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing! The conservatorship truly feels like it was misused, and it’s so sad. I really hope she finds happiness from here on out. Need to hear the Bieber story one day! Maybe when he releases his inevitable memoir 😂

@spexi513 7 месяцев назад

Agree regarding Jack Edward’s video about celebrity memoirs & ghost writers anddddd that one shouldn’t have to be a boss writer in order to tell their story

@benreadsgood 7 месяцев назад

It was great to see him dive into an interesting topic. And I’m glad she’s been able to get support to tell her story fully. Thanks for watching!