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

7 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

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

themegface's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

_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

whatdebsreads's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Such a great book to listen to as an audio. I picked this up wanting to know more about Lisa Marie and being Elvis's daughter and this book is just so much more. This is a dual narration book, with Lisa's part being narrated by Julia Roberts and the other part being narrated by Lisa's daughter Riley Keough. This is a book filled with emotion, but a wonderful story of motherhood, loss, addiction, insecurities, grief,  passion, music and love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kellyodell's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I wish it was longer!! 

I loved the back and forth between Lisa Marie and Riley. I didn’t know much about Lisa Marie’s life, so I loved getting to hear stories from her childhood, about Elvis, about her relationships, her outlook on motherhood, her spiritual side, and Riley’s relationship with her mom and brother. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, and Suicide

issyd23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Unofficial sequel to Pricilla’s Elvis and Me (though I preferred this). Parts written by Riley were heartbreaking. An incredible read, wish LM were still alive and the book was longer 4🎵

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria