I am warning you in advance, I have some strong feelings about some of the people mentioned in this book.

Britney Spears was born in 1981. She began taking dance lessons at the age of three, and followed that with gymnastics and singing lessons. She was later enrolled in the Professional Performing Arts School. After being cast in The Mickey Mouse Club with many other famous names, she became involved with (scumbag) Lou Pearlman. Her musical career really took off with the release of her first solo album, making her a household name. Britney was then the subject of much discussion about her body, her dress, and (disgustingly) her virginity. Her subsequent relationship and custody issues with her (scumbag) ex-husband Kevin Federline made her a favorite target of the (scumbag) paparazzi. (I passionately despise TMZ in particular.) Her (scumbag) father did everything in his power to gain control of every aspect of her life, placing her under an (unjustified) conservatorship that lasted over ten years. Recently, the world watched as Britney Spears' fans engaged in the #FREEBRITNEY movement, hoping to bring awareness to the unfairness of her conservatorship, while also hoping to encourage her and let her know she was not as alone as it seemed. Britney was finally able to secure proper legal representation and have her voice heard, freeing her from this (disgusting) conservatorship.

My opinions are pretty obvious, but I am going to go on ahead and state a few more. If you don't want to read this part, keep scrolling. I cannot imagine any reason in the universe in which I would have anything to do with any of my family members from the day I secured my freedom from them until I died. That mother of hers is a sneaky little snake. I do not believe for a second she didn't know what was going on at minimum, and most likely had some hand in it. That sister of hers probably did not have the best childhood, and certainly not an easy one, but she is also a sneaky little snake...and ungrateful on top of that. Her managers, doctors, lawyers, team members that were happily sucking her dry while catering to her scumbag father are also scumbags. That scumbag father of hers is one of the most vile creatures I have read about in a while. I hope karma continues to visit him frequently, and having his leg amputated is a good start. That scumbag ex husband of hers was happy to take everything he could get from her. He was so bent on living a life of luxury and wanted to drag himself out of being a nobody to being a somebody so bad that ruining someone's life and helping make her miserable was just a walk in the park for him. Karma needs to visit him too. The paparazzi have historically been scummy when it comes to stalking, harassing, and invading people's privacy. Just because someone is a celebrity does not mean they should be chased and hounded constantly. It is really gross behavior, and very dangerous. It is even worse when they start stalking children simply because of who they are related to. The whole lot of these scummy people need a heaping dose of misery rained down on them.

I have this book on Audible. It is about a five and a half hour listen, and I started it this morning when I got to work. I finished it after lunch. I am so glad I have a job that allows me to listen to things during the work day, because my unfinished Audible list is out of control. If you are looking for a good, short listen in the memoir category, I would recommend trying this one out. Michelle Williams did a great job with the narration. I'm not sure how many pages the physical copy of the book is, but this is a book I would strongly recommend if you are into pop culture, pop music, or celebrity biographies. This book reminded me a lot of I'm Glad My Mom Died in that it shows that just because someone is famous and has a lot of fans and money, doesn't mean they are happy or have the best life. It is a reminded that celebrities are human beings also, and they go through things much like the rest of us do. Being famous does not mean that you have trustworthy people around you, a family that is good to you, a partner that is good to you, or aren't taken advantage of. As terrible as it is to say that this was a good book, it was.