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Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley

15 reviews

smileyjayna's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful

4.5


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emmablue's review against another edition

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emotional

4.25

poor priscilla

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theextensivereader's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

Priscilla was very stuck in the narrative of being a hero in a romantic love story. It reads very differently 40 years on. I can understand what drew Sofia Copolla to make this story into a film.  Looking forward to it 🎬

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dark informative sad fast-paced

2.25


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sarahreadsalotofbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I knew Elvis was a mess but I didn’t realize he was an abusive groomer.

He began grooming Priscilla when she was 14 telling her how to behave, what to wear, how to wear her makeup.  By the time she was 16 they were sexually involved and he had convinced her to take sexual photos. He was emotionally and mentally abusive, as well as physically abusive at times.

Throughout all of this he was also grooming her parents, eventually getting them to consent to allow her to leave them to go live with him for the remainder of her high school years. 

Priscilla comes across as someone with Stockholm syndrome finding his behavior humorous as she narrated this at times. She describes the time he raped her as “forcefully made love to her”. 

As despicable a person as he was, this was a well-written, informative book.  

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