Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

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

10 reviews

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

leahkarge's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Body shaming, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

marigoldgem's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

*PLEASE check the trigger warnings before hand* 
I grew up loving Elvira and all things strange and unusual. Now I just love her more and admire Cassandra so much for being so bad ass. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

abbysnofun's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

**Definitely heed the content warnings on this book** This is one of my favorite celebrity memoirs I’ve ever read. Elvira is a life long inspiration of mine and this collection of her life stories has only emphasized that. She has done just about everything in her career and her most known work didn't take off until she was in her 30's which is uncommon for a woman in Hollywood and a perspective I really loved hearing. It's so conversational which only endeared me to her more, it felt like hearing your super cool aunts crazy life stories. Hearing about her partner at the end was just so sweet too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

littleredhat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Have you ever seen that viral tweet about someone hearing the expression "Dress for the job you want", and winding up sat in a disciplinary meeting dressed as the Goblin King? Well, if that was me, I'd be there as Elvira. The Queen of Halloween with a deep love of the dark. Incredibly funny and witty, and fully aware of her sexiness, whilst never solely being a sex object. I was a fan from the second I saw clips of "Movie Macabre", and when this popped up on my audiobook service recently, I knew I had to snap it up. 

Written around her 70th birthday (I can't believe it either), Cassandra Peterson - Elvira's actress and creator - takes us right through her life - from her troubled childhood where an accident left her badly scarred, to her days as a go-go dancer and Vegas showgirl, up to her metamorphosis into the Mistress of the Dark and the years beyond. 

Whilst being packed to the hilt with funny and even spooky stories, Peterson's memoir also covers her many experienced hardships. In terms of content warnings, I will say that almost any sort of abuse or assault you can think sadly of features here, as well as addictions, miscarriages, and even murders. As such, the book is troubling and unnerving in places, but very moving: something about Peterson's warm, soothing narration made me able to stomach it. In fact, you admire her all the more for getting through everything she has faced. 

A must-read, or must-listen, for all Elvira fans.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Rape, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Murder

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Elvira is the vamp we need, but do not deserve. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Rape, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, and Fatphobia

Minor: Grief and Abandonment

Elvira survived a lot, and we are happy to have her around.

volcanogirl's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This book is a whirlwind from start to finish. Peterson's life before she even became Elvira reads like a movie. From go-go dancing at 14 to becoming a Vegas showgirl by 17, it's about as bonkers as you'd expect the Mistress of the Dark's life story to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Death

Lots of discussion of the AIDS epidemic as Elvira had many friends in the gay community who she lost during that time

ryoflame's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Cassandra tells a wonderful story from her childhood to where she is today, not only covering her time as Elvira but also what it was like to grow up as a teen in th  60s, the wild things she got up to chasing musicians, the endless people she met who would go on to become stars in their own right. Her story is so outlandish that you might stop to think 'there's no way all of this is true!' but really, we should all feel blessed to be able to look into this amazing woman's colourful life.

Highly recommended if you love to peek into the lives of fascinating people, and told in a light-hearted fashion so that even when the book touches on grave subjects such as sexual assault it feels like she's guiding you carefully through it without downplaying the gravity of the issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexism

rachel_sf's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kaiouelios's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Miscarriage, Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Drug use