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Graceland by Bethan Roberts

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amerasuu's review

4.0

Beautifully written, touching story, definitely utterly heartbreaking like the quote on the cover says. Very glad I read it, despite the pain I now feel.

Obviously I have heard about Elvis quite a lot but never really been a person I've found very interesting. But when I read the blurb of this book I was intrigued, and I'm glad I gave it a try. Ended up enjoying the audiobook quite a lot. But not sure if it would been another experience if I had been a fan of him

fionadinw's review against another edition

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funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

kippylouwho's review

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4.0

Surprisingly tender and moving. Sure it made me cringe at some aspects of Elvis’s life but I felt such empathy for him and his mother at the end. Full disclosure: not a fan of Elvis.

bibliobethreads's review

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3.0

For my review please see my Instagram post :

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Three and a half stars from me

sdawson's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5

Ok I am biased when it comes to Elvis Presley. My mother loved his music, like most people of her time, and I grew up with it constantly being played. I have so many warm memories that include his music and this book felt like such a downer for me. I realized I actually don't know enough about the Presley family to know how much of this was based on fact but I've heard it was very well researched. The writing was done well but I just couldn't stay interested. It took me months to get through this because I never felt compelled to pick it up and when I did I was bored. I love the cover and think the premise was an interesting point of view, I just didn't jive with this story.

It has definitely made me interested in picking up some more literature on this family though so maybe after doing that I can appreciate this a little more.