Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark by Cassandra Peterson

7 reviews

throwback682's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Cancer and Suicidal thoughts

While Peterson calls out the misdeeds of some famous folks, she recounts her friendship with other problematic people.

lizacorn's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Drug use, and Sexism

Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Cancer, Homophobia, Infidelity, War, Animal cruelty, Abortion, and Trafficking

grey_jayne's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

This memoir does what the best of them do: I now feel like I know who Elvira is. Yours Cruelly, Elvira is a fearless tell-all of both a life of showbiz and a tireless journey into the spotlight and acceptance. The narrative covers 70 years of her life and is candidly thorough. This book is also fantastically queer throughout and should be read by both horror fans and lovers of queer memoirs. Check the content warnings though.

I chose to listen to the audiobook because Cassandra Peterson read it herself. I really don't know if there could be a better way to experience it, if possible. Elvira does the voices, like all great storytellers. Loved it and love her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

jessthanthree's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Medical trauma

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Homophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence

thepeachmartini's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

Meh. I loved Elvira growing up. I remember watching her campy shows and loving her sassy ways. I didn’t really have expectations for this, but I feel it was a wasted audible credit; I ended up fast forwarding through the last several chapters. 

I knew about the legal battles re: Vampira, but I thought the manner in which it was presented here was petty and juvenile. 

CW: sexual assault 

The part that really made me mad was chapter 15, in which she is recounting some experiences of sexual assault. Trying to illustrate what it’s like to be a woman always on edge about men, she uses an example of a man being home and a plumber coming to the house for a service call. She sets the scene that your minding your own business, making small talk, being polite by offering a drink…then the next thing you know you’re being attacked. She says - and I quote - “…because a) we all know this would never ever happen with a woman as a perpetrator, and if it did it would be the fantasy come true for most guys, and 2) in general, only another man can be bigger and stronger than you and make you feel like you don’t have a fighting chance. So do you get it now?”

Maybe it’s just me, but that seems like a gross sweeping generalization that can be harmful to make people of any gender come forward if they’ve experienced abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Animal cruelty

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Racism

Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Cursing

trinnde's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

It’s an obvious must read for any Elvira fan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Murder, and Sexual harassment