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Pageboy by Elliot Page

23 reviews

stevia333k's review

dark tense slow-paced

4.25

The last 3rd was good, and i say this because the first 2 thirds were violent as hell. I had to learn that he was in a lot of action movies basically in order to handle it & i also could only listen 10 minutes at a time at triple speed. 

Anyways, after a while certain parts about being trans were like oh good my transfemme self isn't alone. 

The relationships though & the shadow work kinda went over my head because I'm aromantic but the workplace accident (because of how wreckless the directors were to black & queer lives) helped connect me to the kind of stuff he meant, so I am thankful he included workplace incidents like that.

Also the memoir isn't told as chronologically, so basically if you're taking notes then I recommend trying to make a character list sort of glossary since the time dimension doesn't sort them, but some segments are like public letters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, War, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Confinement, Death, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Torture, Violence, Blood, Hate crime, Sexual content, Transphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Gore, Grief, Body horror, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

clarelou07's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

• The chapters feel like short stories, scattered throughout Elliot's life
• There is a lot about sex and relationships (which makes sense given Page's coming out as gay paving the way to be himself). However, there are some sex scenes from their younger years which read as sexual abuse. Beware if this is a trigger.
• As a Southern queer nonbinary person, Elliot's reflection on sexuality and gender was refreshing to read. I wish the world were kinder to exploration like this, and I'm happy Page exists publicly to share his story.
• While wanting to love this, the book was okay for me. I'm generally not a memoir person, but wanted to give this a shot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Car accident, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Addiction, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Stalking, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

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

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

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

kelisabeth's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Transphobia, Drug use, Medical content, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Self harm

andthenweread's review

3.5

i enjoyed listening to elliot tell his own story, but the non-chronological timelines of the book made it a bit difficult to keep track of what happened when. it was also a bleaker read than i anticipated, but that proves that elliot is a strong person who’s overcome many hardships. i’m so glad he is able to finally accept himself and feel safe enough to be freely queer in the world <3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

sandakie's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dysphoria, Cursing, Transphobia, Hate crime, Stalking, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Blood, Self harm, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Excrement, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Deadnaming, Bullying, Body shaming, Body horror, Alcohol, and Sexual violence

leonormsousa's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Alcoholism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Blood, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

cghegan's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

In this incredibly thoughtful and well-written memoir, Elliot Page deliberately meditates and threads together a narrative of pain and the most intense self-discovery. It was a good memoir, a beautifully crafted book, but extremely difficult to read. Page has rendered his agony and self-loathing so well that it’s difficult to sit with and parse with him as he cycles through nonchronological threads, looping over and over through small moments in time to piece together meaning. It is well crafted, a quilt in twenty nine shades of blues, but it is wave after wave of agony and sadness, and moments that linger on joy or relief or self discovery have less focus and the same breath of life that Page can write into his moments of darkness and loss. All this to say: I’m beyond grateful this narrative exists. It is going to save someone’s life. But I advise exercising care when reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Outing, Stalking, Blood, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia

Minor: Bullying