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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
At first this book was difficult for me to read as every time I picked it up I was confronted with predatorial child grooming practices and unrecognized domestic abuse. Eventually I reached a point it was, more or less, to be expected and then I was able to follow the timeline of Elvis's career with Priscilla's relationship with him.
This book was written in 1985, ~8 years after the passing of Elvis. I can't help to wonder if Priscilla's narrative would change now that domestic abuse is more accepted as a society or if she'd have a broader understanding of the unsurmountable molding and abuse she experienced from both Elvis and his lifestyle. I recognize not all aspects of their relationship was negative and that there was a lot of genuine love and emotion.
Priscilla did a decent job of painting a full circle image of Elvis Presley as more than "The King of Rock and Roll" or a world wide entertainer. She shared details of his young adulthood in Germany, earlier days of his career, his shared (arguable) inner struggles with his emotions, faith, addictions, mental health, and skewed mental scaffoldings surrounding domestic life and sense of self. Elvis was more than an entertainer, "he was a man...".
This book was written in 1985, ~8 years after the passing of Elvis. I can't help to wonder if Priscilla's narrative would change now that domestic abuse is more accepted as a society or if she'd have a broader understanding of the unsurmountable molding and abuse she experienced from both Elvis and his lifestyle. I recognize not all aspects of their relationship was negative and that there was a lot of genuine love and emotion.
Priscilla did a decent job of painting a full circle image of Elvis Presley as more than "The King of Rock and Roll" or a world wide entertainer. She shared details of his young adulthood in Germany, earlier days of his career, his shared (arguable) inner struggles with his emotions, faith, addictions, mental health, and skewed mental scaffoldings surrounding domestic life and sense of self. Elvis was more than an entertainer, "he was a man...".
Nothing really sat right with me, i feel that priscilla was often trying to justify him and couldn’t fully step back and understand how bad this was. I couldn’t feel any type of love in this book and was felt pretty sad. not only for what she went through but with her conclusion and how it all almost just flew over her head. she needs help and she might not ever be able to fully heal from this.
"I am light as a feather
I'm as stiff as a board
I pay attention to things that most people ignore
And I'm alright with the movies that make jokes 'bout senseless cruelty
That's for sure
And I am built like a mother and a total machine
I feel for your every little issue
I know just what you mean
And I make light of the darkness
I've got sun in my motherfucking pocket, best believe
Yeah, you know me, I
Forgive and I forget" all-american bitch
I mainly read this because I was obsessed with Priscilla, and I needed to know more about this impossibly b*tchy woman, and ugh! I loved it. I would've enjoyed this more had I not already known some of what happened from the movie, but discovering some of the missing details from his prettiest problem (@theyluv_cilla) with no money, no feelings (that one Priscilla edit) was suchhh a gag. Lastly, some words to Elvis from Renée Rapp, "You are so disrespectful and so misogynistic, I hate you, c'mon Priscilla, I hear Priscilla in the other room, yeah, yeah, fuck you buddy!"
I'm as stiff as a board
I pay attention to things that most people ignore
And I'm alright with the movies that make jokes 'bout senseless cruelty
That's for sure
And I am built like a mother and a total machine
I feel for your every little issue
I know just what you mean
And I make light of the darkness
I've got sun in my motherfucking pocket, best believe
Yeah, you know me, I
Forgive and I forget" all-american bitch
I mainly read this because I was obsessed with Priscilla, and I needed to know more about this impossibly b*tchy woman, and ugh! I loved it. I would've enjoyed this more had I not already known some of what happened from the movie, but discovering some of the missing details from his prettiest problem (@theyluv_cilla) with no money, no feelings (that one Priscilla edit) was suchhh a gag. Lastly, some words to Elvis from Renée Rapp, "You are so disrespectful and so misogynistic, I hate you, c'mon Priscilla, I hear Priscilla in the other room, yeah, yeah, fuck you buddy!"
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Slow at times but picks up towards the middle. A lot of it made me very uncomfortable. I had a hard time with her admitting his abusive nature while also trying to make excuses, but I try to be understanding. This is her story after all.
“He was to become the passion of my life.”
I can’t say enough about this book. Priscilla tells a story not about Elvis Presley, but about two people who loved each other the only way they knew how.
Unfortunately for both of them, Elvis was broken and was never able to find a healthy medium of showing his love and Priscilla threw herself mercilessly into loving him in every way she knew how. She fought for the love she wanted and realized along the way who she was.
“My world consisted solely of him.”
There is so much truth in the way Priscilla details how Elvis secluded her and kept her entirely to himself, not realizing how that was affecting her emotionally, but she was able to reach him deeper than anyone in his life at the time. She threw his a lifeline that he was so obviously searching for after his mother passed. A security in a constant presence that she was more than willing to provide because she loved him so deeply.
“This was my one great love.”
After all was said and done, she cherished even the bad times and honestly reflected on their unorthodox relationship and was able to really enjoy the world she created that centered around him and found a way to appreciate the man who he really was and become the best version of herself in the process.
I can’t say enough about this book. Priscilla tells a story not about Elvis Presley, but about two people who loved each other the only way they knew how.
Unfortunately for both of them, Elvis was broken and was never able to find a healthy medium of showing his love and Priscilla threw herself mercilessly into loving him in every way she knew how. She fought for the love she wanted and realized along the way who she was.
“My world consisted solely of him.”
There is so much truth in the way Priscilla details how Elvis secluded her and kept her entirely to himself, not realizing how that was affecting her emotionally, but she was able to reach him deeper than anyone in his life at the time. She threw his a lifeline that he was so obviously searching for after his mother passed. A security in a constant presence that she was more than willing to provide because she loved him so deeply.
“This was my one great love.”
After all was said and done, she cherished even the bad times and honestly reflected on their unorthodox relationship and was able to really enjoy the world she created that centered around him and found a way to appreciate the man who he really was and become the best version of herself in the process.
"Don't criticize what you don't understand, son, you never walked in that man's shoes."
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
I enjoyed listening to this audiobook as Priscilla narrates it herself and even laughs throughout certain scenes she recalls. It encompasses their meeting in Germany, move to Graceland, marriage, divorce, and Elvis’ death.
It was very special to read about the intimate and special moments Priscilla shared with Elvis and maybe times were different then buttttttt she was 14 years old. It feels very wrong to hear how he called her “little girl” because she was!
I wish there was more analysis and details! Time to go learn more and read Ginger’s book 🏃🏼♀️ 🏃🏼♀️ 🏃🏼♀️
It was very special to read about the intimate and special moments Priscilla shared with Elvis and maybe times were different then buttttttt she was 14 years old. It feels very wrong to hear how he called her “little girl” because she was!
I wish there was more analysis and details! Time to go learn more and read Ginger’s book 🏃🏼♀️ 🏃🏼♀️ 🏃🏼♀️
slow-paced
Listening to this book by audiobook, with Priscilla as the narrator, really made this read better and experience more special. Hearing her talk about Elvis, laughing at jokes and events and memories, brings a lightness and more love to her words than what I could've imagined by simply reading it. It helped me remember that, although many of Elvis' actions wouldn't be accepted in todays society (obviously), that this was a different time.