Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

23 reviews

questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

This was an interesting but sometimes difficult read. It was hard to read about people treating Page awfully both at home and at work but it was reassuring to see how much he always enjoyed acting. Whip It is one of my favourite movies and I've always really liked Juno so I enjoyed reading about what it was like behind scenes. I would have like more stories from the sets but it's quite a short book and I realise that wasn't really the focus of the memoir. I do wonder I would have found the book more impactful had it been told in a linear way, as I was often a little confused about where we were in his life. However it was clear that writing the book was part of his healing process so I'm really glad he was able to do it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Stalking, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Eating disorder

gabrielle_reads_a_lot's review

challenging emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder

morningsunwildflower's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

2.5

Elliot tells his story in an unchronological order, it makes it hard to follow. 
Make sure you read the TW if you need any, this book contains many of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, and Vomit

eleasereads's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Transphobia, Medical content, Self harm, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

frankiebaxter's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Adored it, lent to multiple friends already. Cathartic for a trans masc person and would be very informative for cis people too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Hate crime

kaseycanread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

_jennaalbright_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Transphobia

sammyelliott_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Rape, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Homophobia, Medical content, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Grief, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body shaming, Alcohol, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, Deadnaming, and Gaslighting

chasingpages1's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Hate crime, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Drug use, Death, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Outing, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcoholism, Cursing, Deadnaming, and Drug abuse