Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Elvis and Me by Sandra Harmon, Priscilla Presley

11 reviews

rosamaria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Alcohol

moliviabow's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent

bmf223's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual assault and Toxic relationship

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.5

WEIRD listening experience. If u read it I wanna talk to you about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt

issyd23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Dying to see the Coppola biopic! The story of her relationship with Elvis is that of a dark fairytale. I am now repulsed by him. Also Elvis high key stole music from black artists 4👧🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

linda_elaine's review against another edition

sad

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

shelbitedeschi's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

holliesarah's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

smileyjayna's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

randimcphee's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

3.75

The writing itself isn’t anything mind blowing, but the story is absolutely fascinating. Reading a first hand experience of Elvis’ life, troubles, addictions, and attitude had me questioning a lot about what I thought I knew about him. This story is their love story, but also how he transformed from a sweet, generous, Southern boy with too much money, to a controlling, manipulative, borderline monster.

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault