Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley

8 reviews

alyssamakesart's review

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Addiction

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Body shaming, and Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

underwaterlauren's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexism

hushedreads's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content, Death, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

kelseyr713's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

I read this after watching the excellent Priscilla because I wanted to read the source material. I was surprised that there were many scenes in the movie that were adapted exactly, down to the conversation. This is a poignant memoir that showcases the deep and complicated love that Priscilla had for Elvis. It is difficult to read at points because she is only fourteen when their story starts while he is a grown man, so please keep that in mind before you read. 

Something that's included here but was removed from the film adaptation is the period of time when Priscilla, Elvis, and everyone in their circle gets really obsessed with horses, which I found very funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death and Body shaming

sarahreadsalotofbooks's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Cursing, Mental illness, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, and Sexual content

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

i can't rate this. how do you rate this? all i know is that i'm crying. my poor little heart needs 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death, War, and Fatphobia

rickieskidmore's review against another edition

informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship