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Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll by Priscilla Presley
12 reviews
ellie_rowo's review
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
alyssamakesart's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Addiction
Moderate: Death, Sexism, Body shaming, and Pedophilia
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts
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
melishajo's review against another edition
3.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Pedophilia
issyd23's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
05_haggler_prouder's review
4.25
I feel like she's sincere about the praise, but she's also terrified of the retribution she might face from the fans.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Body shaming, Grief, Rape, Addiction, and Infidelity
roxfoxreads89's review
3.5
However, I’m continually shocked at how many famous men are child predators.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
randimcphee's review
3.75
I think the lowest point of this book is that the author, his only wife, Priscilla, never seems to understand just how deeply terrible Elvis’ actions were. It was just so heartbreaking and scary, and I found throughout the book that I wasn’t rooting for the love story.
Even after their divorce, she said they were friendly, held hands, kissed, and acted like a family when they were together. It seems like she was never truly able to get out of his grip, even after everything and divorcing him. It was an interesting story, but also felt like whiplash. A good story, but disappointing to know the truth and see Priscilla be taken advantage of way too much.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, Drug use, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Infidelity, Death, and Death of parent
Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault
theveronicareview's review
Likewise, so many of us have our own perception of who Elvis was: cool, suave, annoying, proud - whatever it is, the majority of us are likely wrong. So few people knew the real Elvis and, arguably, one of the people who knew him best was his only wife, Priscilla.
I am not the type of person to rate/judge a memoir, but Elvis and Me was one of the most fascinating books I've read.
Constantly toeing the line between condemning & condoning the actions of Elvis, her parents, & herself, Priscilla recounts how she was courted by the singer at just 14 years of age. She spent late nights at Elvis' house in Germany, she was allowed to travel to another country to be with him, & she finished school in another country from her parents just so she could remain near the singer. Elvis taught Priscilla how to dress & how to act. She was given drugs so she could keep up with his demanding lifestyle. Priscilla went from being her parents' child to Elvis' child bride (though they actually married when she was 21), & it would be years before she'd realize she could be her own person, separate from Elvis.
Reading this memoir with modern eyes, it's baffling how their relationship was accepted. In her memoir, Priscilla does note that her parents were hesitant & insinuated that Elvis knew it was inappropriate, but that didn't make this read easier to digest. Obviously, it's now difficult for me to think of Elvis, the person, & not be repulsed. Reading other reviews of Priscilla's memoir, it's clear her words injured some who love/loved Elvis & who want his legacy to remain intact. Others are baffled by Priscilla's romanticization of their time together - some to the point of nausea and others with the desire to know more.
What appalled me more is that I went the majority of my life thinking they were the same age and that their relationship was respectable. It may be impossible to know or perceive how all the world's idols behave behind closed doors (although Elvis left that door opened just a crack, I'd say), but I think Priscilla's memoir is just another example of why we should always admire celebrities and their work with an objective eye. We don't truly know any one of them.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Misogyny