Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

141 reviews

whiptaill1z's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Transphobia, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, and Deadnaming

sundayfever's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

Great to hear the author's story. But the story felt so hard to follow because it jumps around in time so much. It felt disorganized and disorienting. Some stories and anecdotes started but never had an ending. Also stressful to live inside someone else's anxiety, hard for me to read. I didn't connect with his voice or emotions very easily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Deadnaming and Self harm

Minor: Religious bigotry

bethvance's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Eating disorder, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

cats33's review

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Deadnaming, Outing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood

stevienotnicks's review

DNF’d at 67% through the audiobook. 

He focused way too much on graphic details of his sex life that was way too TMI…and an odd focus on shitting. 

I appreciated hearing his turmoil and struggle with identity, but I couldn’t get past the prose, which felt like he was trying to force something profound that just wasn’t there.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Blood and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit and Deadnaming

sorcha's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Stalking, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Alcohol, Outing, Mental illness, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Deadnaming, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lukests's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Outing, Grief, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Sexism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Hate crime, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, and Deadnaming

aj_langley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Self harm, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse

kiwichill's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Elliot does not hold back.  His soul is bared about the struggles of coming out in the public eye.  Very honest and real

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Drug use, Cursing, and Misogyny

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Medical content

abicaro17's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

2.75

So the actual story is really compelling about heartbreaking but, like most memoirs I read, is jumbled and feels unfinished. This book would have benefited with a chronological order format or at least naming the year each story was in. Page uses ages as time markers and as someone who has no idea how old they are, it was confusing. Page also throws in lots of random info that doesn't contribute to the story, like info about landmarks or anecdotes about childhood musings. The parts of the story that felt relevant and composed, like Page's tumultuous relationship with their dad or growth in relationships, added reflection and complexity that's desperately needed in this book. I wish I liked this more because learning about Elliot Pages story was so engaging (plus I love them!) but, this book was a little too all over the place for my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Body shaming, Homophobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Stalking, Transphobia, and Violence