Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

253 reviews

robinks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

I was excited to see that Page read his own audiobook - memoirs always seem to have a greater impact on me when done this way. However, the chapters felt so disorganized to me, both in chronology and topic. While I appreciate Page’s acknowledgement of his privileged identities, I want to read more memoirs by trans folks of color.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Pandemic/Epidemic

katie0528's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.25

A non-linear exploration of gender, sexuality, and identity, Elliot Page reflects on all these issues in his life, including his relationship with his body, his family, his career, and his friends and romantic partners. A heartbreaking read at points, this book is really affirming to anyone questioning their identity and reenforces that it is okay to be yourself and experiment, and that nothing, not even Hollywood careers deserve to stand in the way of someone's true, authentic happiness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder and Self harm

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

karalyndawn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

I really hate reviewing biographies because how can you rate someone’s life right? And usually I give them 5 stars but unfortunately Pageboy was really difficult for me to understand. I do value Elliot’s courage and his continuous journey to become his true self however the timeline was sooo hard to follow along. I realize not every story needs to be linear but the constant jumping around without any clues to dates/times had me confused a majority of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

jostro's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia

melonpea's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

rileybq's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I read Pageboy in one sitting. I was so impressed by Page’s honesty and ability to see the context around people who hurt him without tipping into excusing their behaviour. It is raw and kind and unflinching. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

wrensandroses's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mo_bookshelves's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

perth_is's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

jillaay_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria