Reviews tagging 'Blood'

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

8 reviews

66brookeb's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I reached for this because my grandpa was a huge elvis presley fan, and this was the first book i ever seen him read; it did not disappoint.

i love how it was written, and how lisa marie’s words are separated from riley’s. it gave a unique perspective and it can show how both can be unreliable narrators at times. my heart broke reading this, but there was also beautiful passages and funny lines. i enjoyed reading it so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual harassment

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

nicoleparyz's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is a memoir, written by both Lisa Marie Presley and her daughter, Riley Keough, as it was completed after Lisa Marie's death. The book goes back and forth between Lisa Marie telling of her childhood and life and Riley, hers. The book covers: being raised at Graceland, Elvis's death, her relationships with Priscilla, abuse Lisa experienced, her relationships (including Michael Jackson), her son's suicide, her substance abuse and her death. Lisa Marie's parts are read by Julia Robert's, with some recordings of Lisa Maria interspersed. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

jamie_rich's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mrskims's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

quieswallflower's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is the book to read on Elvis as a father, and Lisa as a woman through girlhood. It's a challenging read, as it delves into some heavy and dark subjects in such raw and vivid detail. But, there's also moments of levity and normalcy between family relationships. Like Elvis singing to Lisa in bed, Riley and her siblings doing karaoke with their momma. It's both a heartbreaking and heartwarming journey to experience alongside them, and I'm so grateful that the family felt safe enough to share such deeply personal events from their private lives. 

I think the overall narrative is written so beautifully. It's strong with the alternating voices between Lisa's recorded dialogue and Riley's written retrospect. They complement each other in powerful ways, and leads the story forward. Like echoes of each other back and forth, touching on the generational trauma and grief that the Presley family inherits. 

What a profound and complex view of humans and a family. Probably the best book I've read this year. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, and Death of parent

music_girl93's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Abortion

stepnic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Eating disorder