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grimviolins's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Minor: Murder
kellypower_17's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
ilana_pop's review against another edition
4.5
The impact Elton John has on music yesterday, today and tomorrow across different genres is huge. Rock, disco, classical, pop, musical, film… He has done just about everything, a real musical centipede. And boy, can that man sing and write music. Not everyone is a fan of his music (which is completely okay) but you can't deny the impact he has on music.
I listened to the audiobook and highly recommend it for long car rides. The full book narrated by Taron Egerton, who also plays Elton John in the great movie Rocketman, is available in full on Spotify.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder
ezraaa's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy
sophcart_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Violence
lowkeymarie's review against another edition
5.0
I've been a fan of Sir Elton Hercules John's music since I was a kid, but this book has made me a fan of him as a person. What a life, what an extraordinary man.
Highly recommend the audiobook performed by Taran Egerton, who does an absolutely phenomenal job.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Incest and Rape
madisonfrank's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
sophieink's review against another edition
I definitely was tempted into reading this partly because of Taron Edgerton being the narrator of the audiobook but I have no regrets. Also, I would definitely recommend the audiobook.
I had previously watched and enjoyed Rocketman so I was intrigued to see more from Elton John's life in a more personal manner. As I had watched the movie I had found myself more interested in the events that followed what had occurred in the movie.
I liked how this book was full of stories from throughout his life, some emotional, some funny and some interesting. Or all three. It was definitely great to read about especially when you got to see the presence of other famous (iconic) people.
I think what also really added to it was how self-aware Elton was. It seems to be a very candid report of his life from the habits of his life to his mistakes and to him willing to admit to things that some people would probably try and hide. This openness not only made for an entertaining read but ultimately left a quality to be admired especially from the angle of growth.
That leads me on to saying as much as this is a story which is about what it is like to become a huge singer and what that lifestyle can look like, it is also a story about how you can damage yourself but most importantly, how you can get out of that to become a stronger, healthier person. This message is always important and seeing it written from someone who has been on this journey and come out stronger, just makes the message seem somehow more precious and for that, I am grateful.
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Suicide
a_robin_reads's review against another edition
5.0
- Storytel audiobook
- Second read
- Nonfiction November: Industry
I loved this. After seeing the movie Rocketman and falling in love with it, this was a very nice follow up.
The writing and narration were very good.
The writing was sometimes a bit all over the place, therefore not the full 5 stars.
Review 2021:
Going from 4 stars to 5 stars, because I just loved it! Probably also because the movie is one of my favs as well.
Review previously placed on my blog 2020:
I'm currently reading Me by Elton John. I'm listening to the audiobook narrated by Elton John and Taron Egerton, got it from Spotify for free.
Review previously placed on my blog 2021:
I'm currently reading Me by Elton John. I'm listening to the audiobook narrated by Taron Eggerton. I'm reading this for Nonfiction November for the prompt: Industry.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Suicide