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5th out of 21 books
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Elvis and Me
The woman whom Elvis decided to marry when she was an innocent fourteen-year-old girl writes candidly about their twelve years together, about Elvis the husband and father, and about his drug-wracked decline and death. Reissue."
Hardcover, 320 pages
Published
September 19th 1985
by Putnam Adult
(first published 1985)
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I read this book after my visit to Graceland on September 10th 2001. (Yeah - I will never forget that date.)I found Graceland much more interesting than I would have ever thought and decided reading Priscilla's take on it would be good. Plus the book was cheap.
It was interesting. You got to see "the King" through the eyes of his wife and it made him seem much more real and really kind of sad. And honestly - you have to admire how such a young woman was able to pick herself up and move on with h...more
It was interesting. You got to see "the King" through the eyes of his wife and it made him seem much more real and really kind of sad. And honestly - you have to admire how such a young woman was able to pick herself up and move on with h...more
I've always been an Elvis fan, since childhood. My mother grew up loving his music, as he became famous when she was a child, and so I had heard many stories about Elvis, from her. I always found the relationship between Elvis and Priscilla interesting, and so when this book came out, I was excited to read it. My mother purchased it first and then shared it with me later (I think she was more excited than I haha). The book does not disappoint, but I wouldn't give it a 5 star, because there are s...more
Priscilla met Elvis when she was an innocent and naive 14 year old, but did not marry him until she was 21. The whole relationship (not just the age) seemed weird to me. One - I question the Beaulieu’s parenting and judgment or maybe they were really just gold diggers looking to marry their daughter off to someone who had money. It didn’t seem fitting that her parents would let her go to another country when she was 16 years old to “live” with a rock and roll legend. When they were in Germany th...more
Jun 04, 2009
Needleroozer
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
life-stories,
music
Sometimes I am embarrassed by my choice of reading material. This is one of those times.
I saw this book a few months ago when it passed through the ILL department. I thought it looked interesting in a cheesy sort of way, but didn't request it or anything that serious.
The other day I was pulling an different book and saw this one back on the shelf. I was in a bit of a bad mood and thought this book would be a good distraction from my own problems and worries. I was right about that.
Once I started...more
I saw this book a few months ago when it passed through the ILL department. I thought it looked interesting in a cheesy sort of way, but didn't request it or anything that serious.
The other day I was pulling an different book and saw this one back on the shelf. I was in a bit of a bad mood and thought this book would be a good distraction from my own problems and worries. I was right about that.
Once I started...more
As an Elvis Presley Expert, and Collector with OVER 100,000 photos/items since the late 1960's, I know all of the "resentment" about Priscilla (and the Estate).
The fact remains that Elvis loved her...until the day he died.
Priscilla did NOT have to write this book. She shared many aspects of her life that were, prior to this book, only "implied" and/or talked about behind her back. I APPLAUD her for her honesty and for sharing her insight into the man and their relationship.
Priscilla LOVED Elvis...more
The fact remains that Elvis loved her...until the day he died.
Priscilla did NOT have to write this book. She shared many aspects of her life that were, prior to this book, only "implied" and/or talked about behind her back. I APPLAUD her for her honesty and for sharing her insight into the man and their relationship.
Priscilla LOVED Elvis...more
Can someone please tell me why I read this as a 9-year-old? I am struggling to figure this out myself and am worried that the reading of this book at such a young age has caused permanent and irreversible brain damage.
Therefore, in the event that I go mad and commit some crazy crime, will some fine member of the goodreads community please point out to the proper authorities that I was exposed to the writings and Priscilla Presley at an impressionable age.
Therefore, in the event that I go mad and commit some crazy crime, will some fine member of the goodreads community please point out to the proper authorities that I was exposed to the writings and Priscilla Presley at an impressionable age.
I enjoyed reading this as an Elvis fan... This gave me an in sight on Elvis that I didn't know. I still admire his professional side and truly had talent.
Though I saw the side of him , the deep love he had for Priscilla and his family. I felt sorry for him after reading this book.
I admire Priscilla for she told it like it was not what she thought we the fans wanted to hear.
I just wish after reading this book that the people in his life should have been more of
A friend & not just saying &...more
Though I saw the side of him , the deep love he had for Priscilla and his family. I felt sorry for him after reading this book.
I admire Priscilla for she told it like it was not what she thought we the fans wanted to hear.
I just wish after reading this book that the people in his life should have been more of
A friend & not just saying &...more
Priscilla Presley tells the story of her life-long romance to Elvis Presley. Priscilla met Elvis at the age of 14, at a time when he was at the peak of his career, but stationed in Germany in the military. From that point on, she was helplessly in love with the King of Rock and Roll - her world literally revolved around his every word, mood and wish. It's shocking, really, how much she depended on Elvis's approval to get along - to stay happy. And yet it's understandable: Elvis was her first lov...more
I read this decades ago - I'm going to guess in the late eighties, or whenever it came out in paperback. I always liked Elvis movies, and then in the fall of '82 I happened to be driving through Memphis and saw a billboard advertising Graceland. I guess it's a bigger tourist destination now, but back then there was just a little trailer across the street from his home, selling a few trinkets. It was cool touring through his shag-carpeted Brady Bunch style home.
So then I read the book. I had this...more
So then I read the book. I had this...more
I picked this up while at Graceland last week, and I honestly was not expecting much. I found the subject quite interesting but wasn't sure if I would be able to get into it. After the first few pages I was hooked! I was shocked at how much I liked it. Elvis's life was fascinating, and having it told by someone who knew him very well made for a captivating story. This book shows the hardships of being in the public eye, and the struggle of one man trying to please everyone but himself. If you li...more
This was a great book. Bought it while visiting Graceland and it was the best souvenier I could've bought myself...I read it all the way home back to Cali. I wish I would have read it before visiting Graceland, also a very interesting place. I will definitely be reading more about the King of Rock & Roll..This book left me feeling really really sad for all of them..Elvis for probably feeling so so lonely & lost when he was soooo loved by all, for priscilla for loving someone so much and...more
I have owned my copy of this book for quite a few years and this is the second time I have read it. I must say that I got a lot more out of reading it then second time round. It was almost like I'd not read it before! This is a very candid, intimate memoir. I think Priscilla was very brave for putting herself out there in this way, especially so close after Elvis had died, as I'm sure many fans would not have been ready to read and understand it. I have sen old interview footage of her talking a...more
Oct 06, 2010
Diane
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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library-book,
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A very interesting biography. I remember being amazed at Priscilla's parents! I can't believe they allowed her to participate in the kind of relationship she did with Elvis! That was the biggest shock/wierd thing to me (even more-so now that I am a parent... I was a teen when I read this book).
Elvis himself was a strange bird too. But I loved the way he felt about his mother and grandmother "Dodger" LoL
Life in his house seemed both exciting at times and crazy at others. What a strange upbringi...more
Elvis himself was a strange bird too. But I loved the way he felt about his mother and grandmother "Dodger" LoL
Life in his house seemed both exciting at times and crazy at others. What a strange upbringi...more
Mar 07, 2012
Daisy*•.♥.•*
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
memoir-biography
This was a great insight on how Elvis and Priscilla met. There were many interesting facts about them both that I did not know. For example, I didn't know that Elvis was a lot older than Priscill and that he began to court her when she was in her teens.
He did have some weird issues though. For example, after Priscilla gave birth to Lisa Marie, he refused to make love to her because he thought she wasnt cleansed.... ummmm ok weird.. Still I am an Elvis fan and Thank you Priscilla for writing thi...more
He did have some weird issues though. For example, after Priscilla gave birth to Lisa Marie, he refused to make love to her because he thought she wasnt cleansed.... ummmm ok weird.. Still I am an Elvis fan and Thank you Priscilla for writing thi...more
This is actually a very good autobiography. It is truly through the eyes of Priscilla Presley, and I don't think there's a duck in the free world that doesn't wish they could've been a fly on the wall to witness this relationship.
With that being said, I also read this when I was about 14. So the thought of some hot twenty-year old rock star picking me out of a crowd turned this book into my very own fantasy bible. I think I read it in the span of two days. Thank you, Nicole (fellow horny teenage...more
With that being said, I also read this when I was about 14. So the thought of some hot twenty-year old rock star picking me out of a crowd turned this book into my very own fantasy bible. I think I read it in the span of two days. Thank you, Nicole (fellow horny teenage...more
Aug 01, 2012
Jessica
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
biography-autobiography,
read-in-2012
I was never someone who revered Elvis. I like some of his songs enough.
However after reading this book I have to say I have little respect for the man. Good singer or no, he had the morals of a hyena.
At 24 he met a 14 year old girl who he would eventually marry. His emotional manipulation of Priscilla is pretty sickening. Of the myriad of things that pissed me off, the following were the biggest offenders:
* Plys a teenaged Priscilla with prescription drugs including dexedrine.
* After leaving th...more
However after reading this book I have to say I have little respect for the man. Good singer or no, he had the morals of a hyena.
At 24 he met a 14 year old girl who he would eventually marry. His emotional manipulation of Priscilla is pretty sickening. Of the myriad of things that pissed me off, the following were the biggest offenders:
* Plys a teenaged Priscilla with prescription drugs including dexedrine.
* After leaving th...more
Priscilla and Elvis’ love story was a very romantic one. I loved this memoir because of all the vivid little details Priscilla shares about her special moments with Elvis. I was very much hooked to the book from the beginning in how the story was told. I didn’t know that Elvis was older than Priscilla and that she was just a teen when they first met. Her vivid descriptions on their first day together and how he had to come to her house to ask her father to date her were breath-taking. I could pi...more
May 14, 2010
chucklesthescot
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
entertainment,
true
This is Priscilla's own story about her relationship with Elvis and the life they lived together. It was interesting to get an insight into the mind of her husband, frustrated at having to do so many fluffy musicals, his fears over his comeback performances, the drugs he was taking just to get him through the day, and the constant circus that erupted everywhere he went. It was clear that he loved his music and his fans but hated not being in control of his own destiny and lacking privacy.
Priscil...more
Priscil...more
I absolutely loved this book. Priscilla Presley gives a very fluid, candid, thoughtful, heartfelt and sincere perspective on the years she spent with Elvis, my newest obsession. She totally demystified the legend and presented Elvis to the world as a complex man who had been sadly caught in the traps of fame and showbiz. One ought to admire Priscilla's patience and unconditional love for Elvis as well as her ultimate decision to leave him in order to begin her own fulfilled life. Beautiful, beau...more
An absolute treat to get some insight into such a wonderful love story by one of the two people who lived it. Before reading this book I was an Elvis fan who realised that sometimes his personality could be a bit controlling and selfish, and I thought that Priscilla was a nice, long-suffering woman who put up with as much as she could. I still think that. Some people may feel that by Priscilla's writing this book she is tainting the memory that most people have of Elvis, but I felt that you coul...more
We all know about Elvis. We've all read things about him. But in everything I've seen and heard I've never had this approach. The approach of a teenager in Germany being courted by a legend in the making. Although I feel she tones down reality a bit, I still liked the angle of the book. It was a mixture of what it was like to have a star's total attention while he was in Germany, and how different her life was when she was in Memphis with him. An interesting, must read for Elvis fans.
Very interesting to hear things from Priscilla's side of the marriage. I think she holds a lot back in this book I'm sure to protect her daughter, but what mother wouldn't. I respect her for that, but as a reader and an Elvis fan I wanted dirt! I really already knew from other Elvis readings that he controlled every aspect of Priscilla's life from her clothes and make-up to the way she walked, but I wanted to know more. I wanted to know why she put up with it for 18 years, and how they managed t...more
This book is insane. The stories Priscilla Presley tells, including how they met when Elvis was stationed in Germany and she was all of 14, are absolutely mesmerizing. I spent the whole book wondering why no one pointed out to this woman that 80% of the things that happened to her were seriously messed up. I wish there were more exposition from Presley about what raised her consciousness enough to leave Elvis in the '70s, but I get the feeling she was on too many drugs to remember.
Read this a while back. Takes the bloom off the rose. I can remember when Priscilla was considered the luckiest girl in the world, Elvis found her, waited for her and married her. It sounded like a fairy tale. This book is quite enlightening and not surprising that the world of stardom is wrought with rife. I think we always knew that but we didn't acknowledge until quite recently the damage notoriety does to the psyche of a "star". A beautiful and talented woman.
Aug 03, 2012
Kelsey
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone looking for entertaining, trashy summer reading
While I can't say the source is particularly trustworthy, this book reads as an amazing tabloid tell-all. Even though it was ghost-written for Priscilla, there are some gems scattered throughout the pages that you know she had to write herself. Good for a day on the beach. Pairs well with Suzanne Finstad's Child Bride: The Untold Story of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley (1997) Let's just say she offers a different point of view on the famed romance.
I respect her for being so honest about everything, not only the crushing fame, lack of privacy, and having her life completely taken over by the King of Rock n' Roll, but for some reason, I just didn't feel very sympathetic toward her by the book's end. There's just something about the tone of the book overall, that really bugged me. That said, kudos to her for writing it, I'm sure there still are Elvis fans out there who are pissed off by it.
Elvis Presley has always made me physically sick. I hated him and his lame music and his girlie clothes and his homoerotic appeal. Nevertheless, when working in the Venezuelan jungle, this book came to hand. It was an experience very much unlike on first looking into Chapman's Homer. I felt very unlike some watcher of the skies. I read part of it; to make myself sick really. It worked. I also hate Priscilla.
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Worst Book Ever?
i read this when it was first published in german, back in the late eighties. i loved it back then, because i was a pre-teen and i loved elvis and was so sad about having been born after his death.
this time around, i (unsurprisingly) kinda hated it. it's crappily written, it lacks insight, and is that a nightmarish dyfunctional relationship, or what?
gah.
this time around, i (unsurprisingly) kinda hated it. it's crappily written, it lacks insight, and is that a nightmarish dyfunctional relationship, or what?
gah.
Those that know me, know my love of the king... and I really loved this book. It's from Priscilla's viewpoint of the things that happened during her years with Elvis. It was sad especially seeing how much they loved each other but how his life was spiraling out of control, how their marriage broke up and their relationship after divorce, to his death.
I read this book in junior high and then again in high school or college (I don't often reread books). I used to be a little (okay, very) obsessed with Elivs. I am still in awe of him, I do love his music, and I get giddy about his movies. (None of which were masterpieces, but I used to imagine he was singing to me! Hmmm..maybe I shouldn't be admitting this!) Anyway, this book was fascinating to me! Elvis and Priscilla's love story is one of my favorites. His life was filled with great and amazi...more
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Priscilla Ann Beaulieu Presley is an American model, actress and author. She is the rock 'n' roll singer and musician Elvis Presley's ex-wife and the mother of singer Lisa Marie Presley.
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