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Britney Spears Tells Her Horror Story

Critics at Large | The New Yorker

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Celebrity Memoirs and the Desire for Redemption

This chapter explores the role of memoirs in exposing the struggles and personal lives of celebrities, and the desire for a satisfying resolution or redemption arc in these stories. It also delves into the concept of parasocial connections with celebrities and how books deepen these fictional relationships.

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