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A review by erinbrook
Elvis and Me: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll by Priscilla Presley
I actually own the 1986 edition of this book thanks to a library book sale, but I hadn't actually read it. I love nonfiction read by the author, so I jumped at the cha de to get copy of the audio.
I'm not one to give a negative review on a memoir--who am I to judge their life. I will, however, say that her choice to overly simplify her thoughts was interesting. I understand when the book starts, she's 14 years old. But at the time she wrote it, she was in her 30's, so the immaturity of the writing sounded super bizarre. This makes me want to go back and watch interviews to see if this is really how she speaks.
I refuse to say anything bad about Elvis because I LOVE HIM (I even walked down the aisle to one of his songs at my wedding) but this book did leave me feeling a bit icky. Was it normal for a 24 year old to date a 14 year old back then? I honestly don't know, but i doubt it right? The fact that her parents were so on board. Oof.
This is a super quick read, so I'm glad I picked it up. Now don't mind me while I travel down a rabbit homes of Pricilla Presley interviews.
I'm not one to give a negative review on a memoir--who am I to judge their life. I will, however, say that her choice to overly simplify her thoughts was interesting. I understand when the book starts, she's 14 years old. But at the time she wrote it, she was in her 30's, so the immaturity of the writing sounded super bizarre. This makes me want to go back and watch interviews to see if this is really how she speaks.
I refuse to say anything bad about Elvis because I LOVE HIM (I even walked down the aisle to one of his songs at my wedding) but this book did leave me feeling a bit icky. Was it normal for a 24 year old to date a 14 year old back then? I honestly don't know, but i doubt it right? The fact that her parents were so on board. Oof.
This is a super quick read, so I'm glad I picked it up. Now don't mind me while I travel down a rabbit homes of Pricilla Presley interviews.