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whatzudoin's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
I enjoyed the perspective from George Klein who was Elvis’s front since high school. It was nice hearing about Elvis as an everyday person and not the celebrity persona.
caitlinrose923's review against another edition
4.0
Ever since the film came out last year, I’ve been wanting to learn more about Elvis from firsthand accounts.
George Klein’s memoir about his time with Elvis is surprisingly honest. In moments where he looks back with regret, Klein shares those sentiments with readers just as much as the moments he’s the most proud of. Klein expertly weaves his own stories into the memoir (he was a successful disc jockey and television host in his own right), and I found the stories of his own successes and failures to be equally compelling alongside his wild Elvis tales.
Much like Priscilla’s memoir, there is a lot of hero worship here. With all due respect, as I know these were two of the people Elvis was genuinely closest to, I wish there was more of a willingness to see Elvis’s own faults, rather than just the faults of everyone around him.
Still, a beautiful story from start to finish, and a unique look at Elvis’s full journey from a very poor high school kid who was getting threatened in high school to The King of Rock & Roll, and everything that came after.
George Klein’s memoir about his time with Elvis is surprisingly honest. In moments where he looks back with regret, Klein shares those sentiments with readers just as much as the moments he’s the most proud of. Klein expertly weaves his own stories into the memoir (he was a successful disc jockey and television host in his own right), and I found the stories of his own successes and failures to be equally compelling alongside his wild Elvis tales.
Much like Priscilla’s memoir, there is a lot of hero worship here. With all due respect, as I know these were two of the people Elvis was genuinely closest to, I wish there was more of a willingness to see Elvis’s own faults, rather than just the faults of everyone around him.
Still, a beautiful story from start to finish, and a unique look at Elvis’s full journey from a very poor high school kid who was getting threatened in high school to The King of Rock & Roll, and everything that came after.
kathys1977's review against another edition
3.0
I have read a number of books on Elvis. This book was just ok for me. It really doesn't tell us many stories that we have not read elsewhere, and glosses over a lot of things about Elvis that were not so flattering. I appriciate the effort that George Klein made here in telling his Elvis story, although I have enjoyed other books by Elvis' Memphis Mafia a lot more.
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