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rmphyllis's review against another edition
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5.0
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Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
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5.0
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Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol
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4.25
Title: Me
Author: Elton John
Genre: Memoir
Rating: 4.25
Pub Date: October 15 2019
T H R E E • W O R D S
Candid • Glitzy • Surreal
📖 S Y N O P S I S
In Me Elton John details his extraordinary life. From dreaming of being a pop star as a kid to early rejections, to touring the U.S. for the first time at twenty-three, to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar to getting clean and changing his life, John's memoir details the ups and downs of his storied life and career.
💠T H O U G H T S
I always love a good celebrity memoir, because it's so tough for me to imagine what life would be like being famous, and Me did not disappoint. Elton John held nothing back. Writing with raw honesty, he doesn't paint himself exclusively in a positive light rather taking the reader along for all of the highs and lows, revealing his quirks along the way. As a reader, I was given an inside look into so many parts of his life that I had no idea about. I really appreciated how he connects to the reader with universal struggles, and how they contrast with some of the unbelievable experiences of his life.
Maybe this is to be expected, but for me there was just a little too much name dropping, celebrity gossip, and cussing, which ended up detracting from my enjoyment.
At the end of the day, this is a story of redemption and overcoming some of the harshest struggles, all while living life in the fast lane. If you're thinking of picking this one up, I highly recommend the audio and it pairs well with the Rocketman movie.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Elton John followers
• fans of audiobook memoirs
• readers who like redemptive stories
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"You want more time, you need to learn to live like this, you have to slow down."
"I had no idea how to live, but I didn’t want to die."
"Sometimes, you just have to step up to the plate, even if the plate is miles outside your comfort zone."
Author: Elton John
Genre: Memoir
Rating: 4.25
Pub Date: October 15 2019
T H R E E • W O R D S
Candid • Glitzy • Surreal
📖 S Y N O P S I S
In Me Elton John details his extraordinary life. From dreaming of being a pop star as a kid to early rejections, to touring the U.S. for the first time at twenty-three, to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar to getting clean and changing his life, John's memoir details the ups and downs of his storied life and career.
💠T H O U G H T S
I always love a good celebrity memoir, because it's so tough for me to imagine what life would be like being famous, and Me did not disappoint. Elton John held nothing back. Writing with raw honesty, he doesn't paint himself exclusively in a positive light rather taking the reader along for all of the highs and lows, revealing his quirks along the way. As a reader, I was given an inside look into so many parts of his life that I had no idea about. I really appreciated how he connects to the reader with universal struggles, and how they contrast with some of the unbelievable experiences of his life.
Maybe this is to be expected, but for me there was just a little too much name dropping, celebrity gossip, and cussing, which ended up detracting from my enjoyment.
At the end of the day, this is a story of redemption and overcoming some of the harshest struggles, all while living life in the fast lane. If you're thinking of picking this one up, I highly recommend the audio and it pairs well with the Rocketman movie.
📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• Elton John followers
• fans of audiobook memoirs
• readers who like redemptive stories
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"You want more time, you need to learn to live like this, you have to slow down."
"I had no idea how to live, but I didn’t want to die."
"Sometimes, you just have to step up to the plate, even if the plate is miles outside your comfort zone."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol
Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence
Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Death of parent
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Me naming my blog 'me & ink' and elton john naming his autobiography 'me' is the same thought process.
I definitely was tempted into reading this partly because of Taron Edgerton being the narrator of the audiobook but I have no regrets. Also, I would definitely recommend the audiobook.
I had previously watched and enjoyed Rocketman so I was intrigued to see more from Elton John's life in a more personal manner. As I had watched the movie I had found myself more interested in the events that followed what had occurred in the movie.
I liked how this book was full of stories from throughout his life, some emotional, some funny and some interesting. Or all three. It was definitely great to read about especially when you got to see the presence of other famous (iconic) people.
I think what also really added to it was how self-aware Elton was. It seems to be a very candid report of his life from the habits of his life to his mistakes and to him willing to admit to things that some people would probably try and hide. This openness not only made for an entertaining read but ultimately left a quality to be admired especially from the angle of growth.
That leads me on to saying as much as this is a story which is about what it is like to become a huge singer and what that lifestyle can look like, it is also a story about how you can damage yourself but most importantly, how you can get out of that to become a stronger, healthier person. This message is always important and seeing it written from someone who has been on this journey and come out stronger, just makes the message seem somehow more precious and for that, I am grateful.
I definitely was tempted into reading this partly because of Taron Edgerton being the narrator of the audiobook but I have no regrets. Also, I would definitely recommend the audiobook.
I had previously watched and enjoyed Rocketman so I was intrigued to see more from Elton John's life in a more personal manner. As I had watched the movie I had found myself more interested in the events that followed what had occurred in the movie.
I liked how this book was full of stories from throughout his life, some emotional, some funny and some interesting. Or all three. It was definitely great to read about especially when you got to see the presence of other famous (iconic) people.
I think what also really added to it was how self-aware Elton was. It seems to be a very candid report of his life from the habits of his life to his mistakes and to him willing to admit to things that some people would probably try and hide. This openness not only made for an entertaining read but ultimately left a quality to be admired especially from the angle of growth.
That leads me on to saying as much as this is a story which is about what it is like to become a huge singer and what that lifestyle can look like, it is also a story about how you can damage yourself but most importantly, how you can get out of that to become a stronger, healthier person. This message is always important and seeing it written from someone who has been on this journey and come out stronger, just makes the message seem somehow more precious and for that, I am grateful.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Suicide
a_robin_reads's review against another edition
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5.0
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- Storytel audiobook
- Second read
- Nonfiction November: Industry
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Review 2020:
I loved this. After seeing the movie Rocketman and falling in love with it, this was a very nice follow up.
The writing and narration were very good.
The writing was sometimes a bit all over the place, therefore not the full 5 stars.
Review 2021:
Going from 4 stars to 5 stars, because I just loved it! Probably also because the movie is one of my favs as well.
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Review previously placed on my blog 2020:
Review previously placed on my blog 2020:
I'm currently reading Me by Elton John. I'm listening to the audiobook narrated by Elton John and Taron Egerton, got it from Spotify for free.
Really liking this book so far. I really loved the movie Rocketman and it's fun to get to know the details from that story. The narration is super good and therefore it keeps me interested. The story itself is fun to read, but the writing is a little bit all over the place sometimes. Think I would give it 3,5 stars so far.
A solid autobiography. Gave it 4 stars. Nothing else to add.
Review previously placed on my blog 2021:
I'm currently reading Me by Elton John. I'm listening to the audiobook narrated by Taron Eggerton. I'm reading this for Nonfiction November for the prompt: Industry.
This is a reread for me. I'm super loving it again. More than the first time, because I gave it only 4 stars then. But I probably love it more since watching the movie, which has become one of my favorites of all time.
I loved this even more than the first time! I think because I love the movie so much, it connected with me more this time around. All the things Elton tells us about celebrities and his life is just so interesting and ridiculous, I love it. I also love that it shows more than the movie, especially because the movie ends when Elton is still pretty young. I just loved this a lot! Gave it 5 stars this time.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Suicide