3 out of 4 stars
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Elvis Presley is dead! Alternatively, did he fake it? If he’s dead, did he die of natural causes? These are the questions that Elvis Aaron Presley “Death” of a “King” by Friendfromyesteryear seeks to answer. The book claims to be a factual work and a fictional story. How can it be both? Well the author wrote a story about two people talking about the information that he discovered. I believe the information to be factual but the means of delivering that information to the reader to be fictional.
The story is about two people, Jesse, who is a true “friend” of Elvis and Tony. Tony is the protégé of Jesse and will take on the mantle of “friend” after Jesse dies. In preparation of this time, Jesse is telling Tony the facts about the last days of Elvis’s life, and asks him what conclusions he makes of them.
There is a long discussion about the spelling of Aaron, Elvis Presley’s middle name. All throughout his life he used the spelling “Aron” for his middle name. However, on his gravestone it is spelt “Aaron”. Many people over the years have used this confusion to claim that Elvis is still alive, and that he faked his death. Jesse explain why he thinks that Elvis is really dead, giving some compelling arguments.
Some three years ago, Ginger Alden, who was Elvis’s girlfriend at the time of his death, published a book about their time together, and what happened when she found him dead. This new evidence gave rise to lots of speculation between Jesse and Tony. Did Elvis just die, or was he murdered?
I was born after Elvis died, but I still love his songs. Before I read this book, I never considered there to be anything unusual about either his life, or his death. Now though I have to wonder if I was just naïve. I have no way of checking the facts presented in this narrative, but I did find the photographs that had been included to be very informative.
There are many photographs in the book, some as evidence to show what they are saying is true, but mostly just for illustration. My version of kindle shows everything in black and white, so I don’t know if the pictures are in color or not. They look great as they are but color would make them pop, so I’m disappointed I couldn’t experience that for myself.
The book itself is well written and easy to read. The information portrayed is very clear and easily understood. It is repeated many times so it really sinks in, though for me I found that there was too much repetition. The book could also use another proofreading, as I found many spelling and grammar mistakes. For these reasons I can only give this book a rating of 3 out of 4 stars. I think this book would appeal to any Elvis fan and to any fans of conspiracy theories. I think anyone wanting to find out more about how Elvis lived his life shouldn’t read this.
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