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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley, Riley Keough

16 reviews

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

The saddest autobiography/biography I've ever read.  I feel so sad for her, and for her children.   Losing your mum is something you never really get over

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

nikkib13reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Grief

actuallythemillennialdiaries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I don’t think I’ve ever read a sadder, more inspiring book. Equal parts funny and utterly heartbreaking, I highly recommend it if you’re at all interested in Elvis and his legacy, Lisa’s own legacy, music, addiction, mental health, or, surprisingly (to me, I had no idea she was a member) Scientology. Riley Keough, Lisa Marie’s eldest child, is the co-author, as it was published after Lisa Marie Presley passed in 2023. Lisa's writing is brutally honest, funny, poignant, and at times, absolutely devastating. Riley's writing is so full of love for her mother that even when she's talking about heart wrenching moments of deep pain in her own life, you would never doubt for a second that Riley and her mother shared a deep and profound bond. The way Riley writes about her mother, you can tell that they love they shared as mother and daughter was, and is, absolutely unconditional. I give From Here to the Great Unknown 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexism, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jodonn07's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

You never really know about someone until you've walked a while in their shoes. I'm glad that I read this book. I used to often think about how sad Elvis's young daughter must have been when he died, and it turns out I didn't know the half of it. The sheer number of content warnings I had to add should warn you of how much she went through. And yet, Lisa Marie did for her children what her father did for her, albeit for a limited amount of time. Elvis basically invented the idea of "living like a rock star" and while his daughter and grandchildren followed in his footsteps in that regard, they also describe wild and beautiful childhoods in the secure warmth of parents that loved them deeply. 

Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough's perspectives intertwine in an intimate story of the ups and downs of an extraordinary life. It is full of love and sadness, but the love wins in the end I think.  This was an excellent audiobook with Julia Roberts and Riley Keough telling the stories from Lisa Marie's and her daughter's perspectives. Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

honeybeewitched87's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

_rileyroo_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bestjillever's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

ebc726's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Death of parent

voodoolobster's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

theidlereader's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Abortion

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic