Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

108 reviews

rionstorm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

I love reading about other transmascs :) This is definitely self indulgent, but then it is a memoir so no better place i guess. 
In between the long list of his ex-partners there's some really honest and vulnerable stuff about being trans that i resonated with a lot, and that I'm glad that other people, cis and trans, will get to read. I also really liked how he explained why he was using his previous name at times, and clearly laid out that he wasn't comfortable with others doing that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Stalking, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Alcohol, Body shaming, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Vomit, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Pregnancy, Racism, Medical content, Drug use, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jialianyang's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This memoir by Elliot Page feels like stepping into his mind. From childhood freedom to the turmoil of life and to another portal now. He writes with deep reflection and vivid memory and describes personal moments that resonate years later along with swirling thoughts. So much is captured with all the senses. Trans people should never have to beg to be believed AND Elliot has written in a way that it is impossible for an open mind to not to understand his experiences and point of view.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Medical content, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Body shaming, Bullying, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Vomit

booking_along's review against another edition

3.0

this was a lot. 

and a lot more sexual focused than i expected and personally needed. 

one of the biggest struggles with reading autobiographies for me is always reviewing those books. 

because clearly for elliot what was written was important and was something that the author felt like it needed to be in the book. 

but as a reader i didn’t need to know so many sex details? 
also the constant jumping between different time lines and moments, memories and events was a lot as well.


it was good written and it’s fantastic that this book is out for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Bullying, Blood, Body shaming, Body horror, and Transphobia

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.75

A touching memoir about Elliot's journey to be who he is. There are mentions and focus on the various abuses a trans person, especially a celebrity trans person, faces throughout their life. Each chapter felt like a snapshot of Elliot's life. The audiobook edition is read by Elliot himself and that was such a nice touch. Some readers may need to cover this in a group discussion as it can sometimes be a bit tricky to remember what events happened when. For me the effect was that of a conversation and I enjoyed that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Stalking, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

hannahduda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Abandonment, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Addiction, Blood, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

danalynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Medical content, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Stalking

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

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

“It’s not trans people who suffer from a sickness, but the society that fosters such hate.” - Elliot Page

A wonderfully hopeful yet sometimes heartbreaking book about life as a trans person as told by a trans person. And not just any person but a celebrity. Because of this book I now know how horrible things were for Elliot before he came out, when he first came out, and when he came out again.

The chapters where he reflects on his parents, their reactions, and how they treated him broke me into a million pieces. I love my children and always will; no matter who they are or grow up to be. 

Elliot describing what it felt like to finally be able to be his true self and feel comfortable in his skin was so powerful. I’m glad the world has him and this memoir. 

Though will say, speaking as a Canadian myself, Elliot talks about ketchup chips a lot. I’m surprised he didn’t bring up Tim Hortons more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Stalking, Infidelity, and Drug use

leonormsousa's review against another edition

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

doomluz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This was really sad, but made me happy that Elliot can be open with himself and his experiences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Transphobia, Self harm, Stalking, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Outing

Moderate: Deadnaming