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adventurous
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5.0
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Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Cancer, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Sexual content
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Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
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Me naming my blog 'me & ink' and elton john naming his autobiography 'me' is the same thought process.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Homophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Suicide
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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