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mariposa517's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Murder
kelly_e's review
4.25
Author: Elton John
Genre: Memoir
Rating: 4.25
Pub Date: October 15 2019
T H R E E • W O R D S
Candid • Glitzy • Surreal
📖 S Y N O P S I S
In Me Elton John details his extraordinary life. From dreaming of being a pop star as a kid to early rejections, to touring the U.S. for the first time at twenty-three, to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar to getting clean and changing his life, John's memoir details the ups and downs of his storied life and career.
💭 T H O U G H T S
I always love a good celebrity memoir, because it's so tough for me to imagine what life would be like being famous, and Me did not disappoint. Elton John held nothing back. Writing with raw honesty, he doesn't paint himself exclusively in a positive light rather taking the reader along for all of the highs and lows, revealing his quirks along the way. As a reader, I was given an inside look into so many parts of his life that I had no idea about. I really appreciated how he connects to the reader with universal struggles, and how they contrast with some of the unbelievable experiences of his life.
Maybe this is to be expected, but for me there was just a little too much name dropping, celebrity gossip, and cussing, which ended up detracting from my enjoyment.
At the end of the day, this is a story of redemption and overcoming some of the harshest struggles, all while living life in the fast lane. If you're thinking of picking this one up, I highly recommend the audio and it pairs well with the Rocketman movie.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Elton John followers
• fans of audiobook memoirs
• readers who like redemptive stories
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"You want more time, you need to learn to live like this, you have to slow down."
"I had no idea how to live, but I didn’t want to die."
"Sometimes, you just have to step up to the plate, even if the plate is miles outside your comfort zone."
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Death of parent
thealicejackson's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
inkdrinkers's review
5.0
While hard to listen to, this book was a fascinating insight to Elton John's life. From his rocky start to his sudden fame, down to the dirty details of his addictions and failed relationships. I really came away from this book marveling at all the life he's lived. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who loves a good celebrity memoir!
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
This book deals heavily with Elton John's drug use, addictions (drugs, sex, and eating disorders). It also features discussion about the death of friends and the AIDs crisis in the 80s.maddireads13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Homophobia
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
marlampt's review
3.75
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol
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
redhead_reader's review against another edition
5.0
The memoir itself is great. Elton shares so much about his life; it truly is an in-depth look into the life of Elton John with the good, bad, embarrassing shame, joys, achievements, and all the moments in between. He’s a great story teller and I love how his essence seems to jump out from the pages unabashedly. I loved it.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, 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