Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

14 reviews

shector1's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Blood, Eating disorder, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

starklinqs's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

This memoir was great, and I loved what Elliot chose to share in it. However, the biggest problem was in the non linear narrative. It was incredibly confusing in this book, and some stories were written so vaguely that I ended up confused at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Transphobia and Death of parent

redroseses's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Sexism, Eating disorder, Blood, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Deadnaming, Cursing, Child abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Deadnaming, Addiction, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Biphobia

imstephtacular's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Raw, heartbreaking, poetic, and ultimately joyful. The writing was stunning. I am endlessly grateful that these stories are able to be told 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Stalking, Cursing, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Toxic relationship, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, and Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Excrement, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Vomit