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4.41 AVERAGE
4.41 AVERAGE
Highly recommend the audio for this one. Taron Egerton (who plays him in the Rocketman movie) does an AMAZING job. Every time I listened to this book it totally brightened my day. Whenever I was stressed out about work or the current state of the world I would go back to this and usually end up laughing out loud. Even though I really enjoyed the content and the stories, I think the audio really made this for me, it might have been a lower rating if I had just read it in print. If you want some entertainment, go read the low ratings on this book that are chock full of pearl clutching about all the drugs and gay sex. Scandalous!
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Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction
I love Elton John. He’s an amazingly talented musician and singer. In public, he’s outrageous and temperamental, but in private he’s a sensitive man who struggles with his confidence. I had no idea that he was so funny! He doesn’t hold back — he’s honest to a fault. Reading his memoir made me love him even more.
emotional
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funny
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I won this book in a giveaway. The story itself was good. I especially liked the relationship depicted between Alex and Moe-- it reminded me a lot of my relationship with my Nanny before she passed away-- she was a hot ticket too! I have also lost someone close to a car accident (my brother) and could relate to the story on that level as well. That being said, I almost didn't finish reading it. There were so many typos, errors of sentence structure, commas were they didn't belong-- the English teacher in me was cringing. Most of the words that should have been compound words (lady like, bee lined, switch board, back handed) were written as two separate words. Sentences had commas that didn't make sense (Jack, had always been the voice of reason, through this whole nutcracker of chaos, but I had learned from life, that logic just can’t explain everything that happens to us.) Often a word was used that didn't make sense or was the wrong word (seen unfold instead of scene unfold, A & W Root Bear, err of cynicism instead of air of cynicism). The worst was Aubrey Hepburn, the Philis ball team, and Kelly Clarkston. I don't mean to nitpick, since everyone makes mistakes while writing. There were just so many. The author is considering a sequel, and I think that this story is perfect for that. I would love to find out more about Alex's journey. I just hope she gets a better editor because Alex, Grandpa, Moe, Charley, and Scout deserve better.
This was my first audiobook listen and I’m so glad it was! Taron Egerton does a phenomenal job narrating this Elton John biography, there couldn’t be a better person for the job. I was finding any spare moments in my day to turn this on, captivated by the life of Elton John. From love to loss, from hardships to success, no detail seemed to be spared and I have so much more respect for him as a musician, and person, than I ever have. 10/10 would recommend to absolutely everyone, even more so in the form of audiobook.
En helt absolut fantastisk bog.
Elton john har været så god til at skrive. Man fik et helt vildt godt indblik i hans liv og en god forståelse for ham og hans personlighed. Hans humor i bogen var så sjovt, og den måde han satte sine ord sammen er virkelig fantastisk. Der var øjeblikke jeg sad og grinte og bagefter hvor jeg var ved at græde.
Når man lytter til den bliver man fuldstændig grebet af den. Der var dog nogle øjeblikke jeg gik kold i den, men når man hører 10 min i streg af den, er man inde i gamet igen. Jeg hørte den som lydbog, hvilket jeg virkelig anbefaler! Taron Egerton (spille Elton i filmen 'Rocketman') gjorde et vidunderligt job med at indlæse den.
Jeg gik ind i bogen efter jeg havde set filmen 'Rocketman', hvilket var det eneste indblik i Eelton's liv jeg havde. Jeg vidste at det ville være en fantastisk læseoplevelse, i det sekund den startede. Jeg elskede vært minut af den, og find lydbogen, hvis du gerne vil læse den!
Elton john har været så god til at skrive. Man fik et helt vildt godt indblik i hans liv og en god forståelse for ham og hans personlighed. Hans humor i bogen var så sjovt, og den måde han satte sine ord sammen er virkelig fantastisk. Der var øjeblikke jeg sad og grinte og bagefter hvor jeg var ved at græde.
Når man lytter til den bliver man fuldstændig grebet af den. Der var dog nogle øjeblikke jeg gik kold i den, men når man hører 10 min i streg af den, er man inde i gamet igen. Jeg hørte den som lydbog, hvilket jeg virkelig anbefaler! Taron Egerton (spille Elton i filmen 'Rocketman') gjorde et vidunderligt job med at indlæse den.
Jeg gik ind i bogen efter jeg havde set filmen 'Rocketman', hvilket var det eneste indblik i Eelton's liv jeg havde. Jeg vidste at det ville være en fantastisk læseoplevelse, i det sekund den startede. Jeg elskede vært minut af den, og find lydbogen, hvis du gerne vil læse den!
Frank, honest and truthful. A great insight into a popstar in the 70/80s and onwards.
challenging
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medium-paced