Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

7 reviews

niquee3317's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.25

I could have done with less specifics about his sexual experiences and more about life experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Self harm

Moderate: Eating disorder, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Bullying, and Stalking

mattyvreads's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Written in beautiful and impressive prose, this book is inspiring, heartbreaking, informative, and raw. It is a window into queer life, and a testament to the difficulties and necessity of living your truth. It is not just for my fellow memberd of the LGBT community (heyyyyy). It has important lessons for everyone.

Page is a poet. His words are imbued with so much meaning and emotion.

He offers a comprehensive look at trans life, and never talks down to his audience. He is an inspiring author. I am so glad I read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Rape

ryliereadss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.75

A very good memoir about Elliot Page’s experience with gender dysphoria, acting, relationships, and his relationship with his parents over the years. Reading about his experience always being uncomfortable in dresses and tights and the extreme anxiety it caused him was difficult to read about. There was a lot of jumping around chronologically within the chapters which made it hard to follow at times. The trans joy that Page writes about was great. Page is also really good writing about his emotions and describing the atmosphere. I would really recommend reading this!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Page talks about his experience being groomed and assaulted in the early years of his acting career. He also talked about punishing himself by restricting his eating and that causing him to lose a lot of weight.

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

madscientistcat's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I cried in the intro and that really just set the tone for the whole book. I feel almost overwhelmed with how incredible it is to hear Elliot's story this way. I can't recommend the audiobook enough; hearing it in his own voice is a beautiful thing.
(Seriously check the content warnings though, this is not an easy one)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Homophobia, Deadnaming, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Rape, Drug use, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Hate crime

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

Additional content warning for obsessive compulsive behavior/disorder

fr0gsonmushrooms's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Rape, Hate crime, Stalking, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

alexfernan290's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Eating disorder, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Self harm, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Mental illness