Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Me by Elton John

15 reviews

kk_gotit_goinon's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

If I ever write a memoir I want it to be like this. Owning my wrongs, laying everything on the table, and just going for it. I've always been a fan and this made me love Elton even more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, Gun violence, Grief, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Outing, Medical content, Cursing, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Cancer

lmb3393's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Sooo incredible, especially at the tail end where it got shocking and surprising, but ended very gratifyingly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Addiction, and Drug use

Moderate: Death, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

Minor: Grief

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Chronic illness, Classism, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug use, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Vomit

skelleybean's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Addiction, Cursing, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Suicide, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

adampjt's review

dark funny hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Sexual content

amandas_bookshelf's review

emotional funny informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Outing, Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Cancer, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Death, Eating disorder, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

aserra's review against another edition

funny slow-paced

2.5

The story of Elton John is magnificent, and not at all the reason for the rating. What brings this memoir down is the quality of the writing. I would be very interested to read an Elton John memoir ghostwritten by someone else (most certainly someone who does not write for The Guardian). What should be an inspiring, poignant, humorous tale is instead a slog through the life of a wonderful person.

The pictures are wonderful, though. I will retain my copy for those alone.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

nicolesbookreviews's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Toxic friendship, Bullying, Grief, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Outing, and Sexual content

thealicejackson's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Homophobia, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

kellypower_17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

Inspired me in so many ways I never thought a book could.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit