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oliviabakke's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Drug use
ellie_rowo's review against another edition
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
3.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Death of parent and Grief
hdhreads's review
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 against another edition
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 against another edition
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 against another edition
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