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savgulick's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
5.0
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Graphic: Addiction, Death, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Alcoholism
roshou's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts
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5.0
Me, by Elton John 🕶
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In his memoir published by @panmacmillan, Elton John reflects on his life and career, and how he went from being a music nerd in a north-west London suburb to one of the most famous and enduring singer-songwriters of all time.
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In case you can’t tell by my t-shirt, I am a huge fan of Elton John. My dad was obsessed with him the entire time we were growing up - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Songs From the West Coast were the soundtracks to our car journeys, and he would go to see him in concert every chance he got. Living on the periphery of that kind of adoration it’s hard for it not to rub off on you, so I was pretty confident I was going to like this book. Still, I wasn’t prepared for how much I would love it.
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This book is as funny and colourful as you would expect from Elton John. It’s so packed with anecdotes about the most famous pop culture figures of the last century that at times it feels like some kind of fever dream, and (joy of all joys with a book like this) not only is the story good, but it’s well-told. I knew long before I finished it that it would be a 5-star read for me.
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It was also bittersweet. My dad died in 2018, and he never got to see Rocketman, the film of Elton John’s life, or to read this book. He would have absolutely loved both of them, and he would have been the first to buy tickets for Elton’s farewell tour. The voice that comes through in this memoir reminds me so much of him, and I wish I could talk to him about this sudden wealth of Elton John content and hear what he thought. Still, I can see myself returning to this book in the future and enjoying it all over again.
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🌟 Read it if you like pop culture history (especially the 1970s!), and of course Elton John or Rocketman.
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🚫 Avoid it if reading about addiction is a sensitive subject for you, as it is a powerful presence for much of the book!
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In his memoir published by @panmacmillan, Elton John reflects on his life and career, and how he went from being a music nerd in a north-west London suburb to one of the most famous and enduring singer-songwriters of all time.
-
In case you can’t tell by my t-shirt, I am a huge fan of Elton John. My dad was obsessed with him the entire time we were growing up - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Songs From the West Coast were the soundtracks to our car journeys, and he would go to see him in concert every chance he got. Living on the periphery of that kind of adoration it’s hard for it not to rub off on you, so I was pretty confident I was going to like this book. Still, I wasn’t prepared for how much I would love it.
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This book is as funny and colourful as you would expect from Elton John. It’s so packed with anecdotes about the most famous pop culture figures of the last century that at times it feels like some kind of fever dream, and (joy of all joys with a book like this) not only is the story good, but it’s well-told. I knew long before I finished it that it would be a 5-star read for me.
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It was also bittersweet. My dad died in 2018, and he never got to see Rocketman, the film of Elton John’s life, or to read this book. He would have absolutely loved both of them, and he would have been the first to buy tickets for Elton’s farewell tour. The voice that comes through in this memoir reminds me so much of him, and I wish I could talk to him about this sudden wealth of Elton John content and hear what he thought. Still, I can see myself returning to this book in the future and enjoying it all over again.
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🌟 Read it if you like pop culture history (especially the 1970s!), and of course Elton John or Rocketman.
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🚫 Avoid it if reading about addiction is a sensitive subject for you, as it is a powerful presence for much of the book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use
a_robin_reads's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
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- Storytel audiobook
- Second read
- Nonfiction November: Industry
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Review 2020:
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.
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Review previously placed on my blog 2020:
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.
Really liking this book so far. I really loved the movie Rocketman and it's fun to get to know the details from that story. The narration is super good and therefore it keeps me interested. The story itself is fun to read, but the writing is a little bit all over the place sometimes. Think I would give it 3,5 stars so far.
A solid autobiography. Gave it 4 stars. Nothing else to add.
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.
This is a reread for me. I'm super loving it again. More than the first time, because I gave it only 4 stars then. But I probably love it more since watching the movie, which has become one of my favorites of all time.
I loved this even more than the first time! I think because I love the movie so much, it connected with me more this time around. All the things Elton tells us about celebrities and his life is just so interesting and ridiculous, I love it. I also love that it shows more than the movie, especially because the movie ends when Elton is still pretty young. I just loved this a lot! Gave it 5 stars this time.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Suicide
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