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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
14 reviews
bmf223's review
3.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Infidelity
Minor: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship
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
3.5
Graphic: Gaslighting and Drug abuse
mari1532's review against another edition
2.5
Now before reading this book, I knew that Priscilla was significantly younger than Elvis, but I did not know that he had essentially groomed her from her early teens. I find the rating and review of this book to be incredibly hard. It was well written in terms of a memoir and I appreciated how open Priscilla was about her story. However, reading it I was a little concerned that she didn't have any understanding that some of the things she was describing were abusive. I am trying not to project my opinions about the events she describes onto her story, but this book feels like it was written to absolve Elvis of sins rather than a reflection of her lived experiences.
For instance, she seems to take no issue with the fact that there was a massive age difference. Or that he sexualized her as a teenager while also making her guilty and threatening her should she be sexual with anyone else. There is also a moment in the book in a later chapter where it felt like she was describing marital rape.
I did listen to the entirety of this book, but I honestly wish I hadn't. I kept waiting for some self-reflective moments where she mentioned therapy or any indication that Elvis might not have been that great, but it never came. Unfortunately, I would not recommend this book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder
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
linda_elaine's review against another edition
2.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Sexism, and Sexual assault
shelbitedeschi's review
4.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Death, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Sexism
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
skelleybean's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Alcohol
Minor: Grief, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Death, Physical abuse, and Body shaming
emmablue's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, and Rape
Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Body shaming