Britney Spears' Heart to Heart

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Summary: Well-Written, Wonderful Book!
Review: Britney and Lynne Spears have done a wonderful job writing Britney's life story. The book chronicles Britney's entire life from her birth to after the release of "Oops, I Did It Again". The book shows that Britney wasn't always rich, in fact her family did go through some financial problems. Britney and Lynne also write about how from an early age Britney showed her talent for singing and dancing. I specifically enjoyed reading about Britney's childhood, there is a lot of information about young Britney that I loved reading about. It was also interesting to learn about how Britney got her record deal, and how nervous she and her mom were before her audition- the same one that ended up giving Britney a record deal! Britney and Lynne talk about mother-and-daughter issues, such as clothes, serious issues (such as sex and drugs), how to help each other over come obstacles, amd more. This was an awesome book, perfect for any Britney Spears fan. There were also tons of cool pictures, of Britney from when she was a baby, as a child, a teen, and all the way up to the year 2000. However, I feel as though Britney and Lynne should write another updated edition of the book soon, as it has been a while!

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Summary: Would rate it 0 stars if possible...
Review: I decided to buy this book after watching the Driven special about Britney on VH1. This book tells about how the Spearses struggled financially, yet were still determined and did everything they could to see Brtiney accomplish her dream of being a star. It also talks about Britney competing in talent shows and gymnastics, going to new York to do off-Broadway, The Mickey Mouse Club, Star Search, getting a record deal,and family life. The book also shows how very close Brit and her mama are. It includes pictures of Brit growing up, with her best friends, with Christina Aguilera, JC, and Justin, and of her performing. The only complaint that I have about this book is that it didn't go into certain topics as far as I would have liked. For example , I would have liked to know more about her experience with Innosense, but overall, this book was good. This book is really for Britney's younger fans (age 8-16), but it you are a huge fan of hers, or if you just want to see the pictures, I recommend that you buy it!

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Summary: Fantastic Book About Britney!
Review: I gave the book 3 stars because I was just so...astounded(!!) at the sacrifices the Spears family made for Britney. Also, I was disgusted at the intense sugarcoating of stories, but I'll get to that later. They must have been DYING to get out of Kentwood, Louisiana. Ms. (Lynne---she's divorced now!!) Spears uproots Britney when she's, what, nine years old? to move to NYC to be a "star". She LEFT HER OTHER CHILDREN (who were both under 12, I may add) 1,000 miles away while she worked with Britney, her little "pet project," all the while giving her a sketchy education. Notice how Britney's cerebral skills are never mentioned in the book, probably because the Spears family realized that they would never have the cash to get out of their little southern ghetto unless they exploited and sold Britney's body and sex appeal. Did she even go to high school?! btw, I was shocked at the fact that when they had no money, they could still buy ice cream and Britney's endless lessons in God-knows-what. What about Bryan and Jamie-Lynn? Why is everything so Britney-Britney-Britney? That family is so warped. This book just bothers me.

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Summary: Where is the hard hitting expose I wanted?
Review: In Heart to Heart, ostensibly written by Lynne and Britney Spears, the authors discuss the childhood and adolesence of Britney Spears, culminating in her domination of the pop charts with Baby One More Time. As a factual overview of the events of Britney's early career, this book is adequate. However, the authors clearly have a secondary goal, which is to elevate the Spears family as an exemplar of a nurturing, supportive family. I felt that this secondary goal contaminated the usefulness of this book as a learning tool.

One example of how the authors' feverish desire to flatter the Spears family interfered with the objectivity of the book is in its retelling of Lynne and Britney's time in New York. At this time, Lynne left her older son at home and separated her infant daughter from her father, Jamie. The difficulties that the decision to live in New York must have imposed are formidable, yet quickly dismissed by the narrators. It was all worth it for little Britney to play understudy in a Broadway production. In fact, I would argue that the very same actions that the authors argue make Lynne an excellent mother (willingness to put aside her own and her family's needs for Britney's career) actually make her a terrible mother and wife. Lynne's other children and her husband were essentially abandoned by her, and Britney was deprived of a normal childhood. Although she reaped the rewards of fame, anyone who is familiar with her recent descent into wanton marriage, poor hygiene, and insipid public commentary would surely agree it has not served her well in the long term.

I also do not believe that Lynne and Britney wrote this book. At best, it is a "told to" tale, but I would actually guess it is totally ghost-written. As their postings on the official Britney Spears website have shown, both Spears women have deplorable writing skills. In addition to spelling and grammar issues easily corrected by editors, they also have clunky, juvenile prose styles. Moreover, the book rarely reveals anything truly personal about the Spearses. We learn little more than we could from the pages of Tiger Beat. After reading this book, I became quite curious if the Spears women are receiving royalties for the sale of this book they did not write. If so, I am then highly interested in having some anonymous drone pen the true tale of Smith T. Aames for my own financial benefit.

I think this book goes beyond tedium into dangerousness. Young girls reading this sugar-coated tale may not realize the many drawbacks to fame. I recommend that parents use this book, along with current photographs of Britney Spears using public restrooms in gas stations barefoot, as a teaching tool to demonstrate to children the developmental necessity of a normal family life. Furthermore, I scold Lynne Spears for her poor parenting and subsequent attempts to mythologize herself as an exemplar.

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Summary: 2 all Britney fanz and motherz and daughterz
Review: Not only is this a good item 4 Britney fanz, but also 4 motherz and daughterz. It tells otherwise untold tales about Britney, and what goes on in her life. It also shares advice for parents and teens about family realtionships.

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Summary: Fantastic book!
Review: Well, I want to keep it brief because I am writing several reviews for items I have bought. I really wanted this book and I bought it. It is a very toucing book. It puts you to dream high, it fills you with hope. It makes you want to aim high in life, it is written in such a way that wow, the book pratically says, "see? you got a very good book". Hehe, worth it!!

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Summary: This book is great
Review: When Britney first came out, I thought she was just another singer. Then, as I saw the interviews, I noticed, she's just a normal teenage girl. She kind of reminded me of me. Then, when I read this book, I was blown away. I thought I was weird for having a close relationship with my mother. Apparently, I'm not the only one who's close to their mom. Britney and her mom are like best friends and their relationship is almost exactly like mine with my mother.

This book tells how Britney grew up poor, but rich. Her family may not have always had enough money or even phone service, but she still had love. The respect that her family has for one another is amazing. She had a terrific relationship with her brother, who in typical big-brother fashion, watched over her like a hawk. She has an adorable little sister who admires her.

Britney learned to sing when she was 3. She started dancing the year before. She always loved to perform, but was always so shy about regular conversations.

This book tells the story of the famous teen pop star in a rags to riches sort of way. It examines her friendships, her MMC days, and things teenage girls and moms have to talk about. It shows that with a little faith and love, you can go so far. This book also has a ton of great pictures (including some of Justin and JC of *NSYNC and Christina Aguilera).

I think if you want to read a touching mother-daughter book or you're a Britney fan, you should get this book. It's amazing.

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Summary: A Mother's Gift is better
Review: Yes, this is the first book written by Britney, and her Mum Lynne. They write books well together. "A Mother's Gift" is better because it's their 2nd book, and it's better written.

This is basically about Britney's life, from her point of view and from Lynne's. It's a sweet book, but I kept having to go take breaks, because it was giving me a headache, no idea why.

But really, it's just a harmless book, with a cute story behind it. 3 stars is what it gets, because I prefer "A Mother's Gift".