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oliviabakke's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Drug use
rosamaria's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Death of parent, and Alcohol
mrsjburgin's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Rape
ellie_rowo's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Violence, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Alcoholism
ellaollenburg's review against another edition
4.0
I also thought this book had an adventurous undertone. While it is informative and even a bit depressing Priscilla did a phenomenal job at always trailing bad moments with great life events. While they had numerous issues and were nowhere near perfect, they had a lot of good moments as well. I personally liked how Priscilla really focused on the fact that Elvis should be portrayed as a man. Yes, he was the king of rock and roll and a famous rockstar, but at the end of the day, he was a man. A man who gets angry and fights with his wife, a man who drinks too much and commits adultery, but still just a man. Priscilla had always said that no matter if it made the outlook better or worse, people always say Elvis as the idea of him, never just Elvis.
Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Violence and Adult/minor relationship
chelseainthesky's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse
underwaterlauren's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexism
boomingranny's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting and Drug abuse
ritaconstantino's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
hdhreads's review against another edition
3.75
I found Priscilla’s memoir deeply troubling, but like a train wreck, I couldn’t look away. There’s the obvious age gap and the fact that their relationship started when she was still a child. Then there’s his controlling nature - wanting her to be his vision of an ideal woman, restricting her choices and even preventing her from getting a job so that she is always available when he wants her to come to him. His frequent affairs, the drugs he gives her to take without saying what they are etc etc, the list goes on. In this day and age, he would be disgraced for a fraction of this.
Despite all of this, Priscilla still holds so much affection for the man. The benefit of listening on audio is that you really hear that - her gentle chuckles on recounting something he said, and the love in her voice when telling a tale no matter how outrageous it is. That is what makes it so particularly shocking. It’s like listening to someone with Stockholm syndrome.
So all in all, I found the book fascinating, but perhaps not for the author’s intended reason.
Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape