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Elvis was long remembered. There was a statue made of him and put up in a concert hall in Memphis. Many people visited an exhibit that was put on about him to honor the legend. The love that people had for the star was astronomical. F

The public mourned Elvis's death. He was a huge influence on the culture of the times. The fact that all his loved ones were there for him in the end was amazing. He surrounded himself with people who cared about him, and that shows a lot about his character. F

This portion of the book is again largely focused on Elvis's drug addiction. He is gaining weight, he isn't focused. His eyes are glassy and he just stares blankly. The drugs really destroyed the Elvis that used to be. T

His tour ended. He gave a speech to the audience like he knew it was his last tour. He sounded like he was accepting an award. His audience was fantastic and the show went great. S

His health is getting worse and worse and his career is still proving taxing on his health. I think he.won't make it much longer. I think he will soon face the consequences of the lifestyle he chose. P

He truly was a talented man, but his pill addiction ruined him. He was very dependent on them. The author really hammers home the theme of addiction in this book and really makes it clear just how bad it is. T

Why did women stay with Elvis? He didn't treat them very well and it just confuses me how he got them to stay. Ginger and him fought a lot and guns were even involved sometimes so why did she stay? A

Being around Elvis was hard for others. When you were with him, your life was Elvis. He was a man who needed a lot of attention and he liked people doing anything he wanted. S

Elvis is really plummeting in health and his addictions are spiraling out of control. I just want to know why he would do this. His career is still going well, is it just his personal life tearing him apart? A

Elvis's drug use is coming up again. A big theme in this book is his health mental and physical. He really did not do well in his last year. The author is really just trying to show how bad he was towards the end. T

Somehow Elvis was always able to be on the top charts. No matter what, if the critics gave him poor reviews or anything he still had top singles. It is just truly amazing how he was able to do this throughout his career. F

Elvis just lost a lot of people in his life. This reminds me of when my grandmother died, he felt sad and kind of hopeless and I know that feeling all too well. Tragedy is not someone anyone handles lightly. C

Elvis liked to treat his crew. Everyone got gifts and money from him when on tour. I want to know how much money he actually spent on his crew, friends and family? A

Elvis is in the studio again after a big tour. Life seems to be going his way again. But I think he is going to get hit hard soon. Something bad will bring him down very soon. P

He was a truly stunning performer. His Hawaii performance that they filmed and broadcasted not only made him millions of dollars, but also showed off that he was still at the top of his game. he was decked out in a full diamond covered cape and suit and sang his heart out. S

Elvis was a very troubled man and he sometimes let people into his feelings. The author makes a point to displays his troubles internally in this book, to show how he really wasn't the man the public thought he was. T

Elvis's recording sessions are really inspiring. He would go into the studio and record 4 or 5 songs in a single session. I can't even imaging doing that so expertly. He truly was amazing. F

The book is now diving into Elvis's many paternity suits. They gave him a lot of unwanted attention. I predict that he is going to continue having troubles like these as time goes on. P

This chapter talks about Elvis's friend Jerry Schilling. Jerry works in Hollywood, but whenever Elvis calls him he goes to Vegas no questions asked. I want to know why he blindly drops everything for him, maybe is there something that goes back in their past that makes him so loyal?

So far this is pretty interesting, each chapter is an account of a few days in his wild life. In the first chapter he has a fight with his father and leaves. Elvis gets on a plane and goes to Washington, he tells people not to give out his whereabouts though. S

Dr. Seward has to arrange a lot of the funeral stuff for both Mrs. Westenra and Lucy. They don't have any other family and Arthur is too distraught to deal with it. Van Helsing asks permission to go through Lucy's diary and letters from the last few weeks. Arthur doesn't know why Van Helsing wants to, but he agrees anyway.

Lucy doesn't understand why Van Helsing was so insistent about the garlic flowers, but she still thinks he's just the sweetest old man ever. She actually finds the scent of the flowers to be kind of nice and comforting, and goes to sleep. How dense are these people, I mean can they not tell a vampire when they see one.

Van Helsing arrives and examines Lucy again. He has some idea of what's wrong with her, but he won't tell Seward yet. Lucy is very pale and her face seems more bony than usual. This book is so good, I can't put it down.

Mina wakes up to realize that Lucy's not in the room. She searches the house, and can't find her. She pulls on some clothes, and runs outside. She wonders whether Lucy might have gone up to their favorite seat on the hill above town. This really doesn't seem good.

As the storm was getting really rough, lots of townspeople gathered on the hill above town to watch the strange ship that was coming into town. Everyone commented on how strangely it was being steered. The storm was getting pretty ridiculous. Everyone was afraid the ship would be sunk on rocks or would crash into the pier as it came into the harbor. You'd really think people would start to leave this town.

Lucy tells Mina that even though she's almost twenty and has never been proposed to previously, she's actually had three proposals of marriage in one day. She accepted one of them, but had to refuse the first two. The first was Dr. John Seward He proposed and was refused he was disappointed but took it pretty calmly and promised to be her friend for life if ever she needed anything. Jeez Lucy, just refusing marriage.

John Harker realizes that there are no servants at all in the house when he peeps into the bedroom from the sitting room and finds the Count himself making the bed. John Harker is creeped out to think that it's just the two of them in the castle. Dude just leave, it's creeping you out, have some sense and leave it's not going to end well.

John harker is writing in his journal. He does research on Transylvania and castle Dracula doesn't come up on any maps, which puzzles him. In my opinion it would be wise of him to not go, figuring he's going to an un mapped location in a strange country.

One day Mazer tells him that the battle will be his final examination in Command School. Ender is happy to hear that because he is tired of it all. Then he sees the battle, and he despairs, for he is vastly outnumbered. He does not even want to play but decides that he will win an unfair battle rather than be beaten unfairly. I think the battle is very unfair.

Ender is moved into a new simulator where he is to command an entire fleet, this time with three-dozen real squadron leaders made up of all his best friends and opponents from Battle School. Rackham tells him that he is preparing more and more complex simulations and that Ender cannot quit because winning is everything. At this point, I want them to let ender go because this is crazy, while cool.