Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

87 reviews

rayreyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

I love EP and appreciate his vulnerability in this piece. However, the majority of the novel was challenging. Pedophelia, non consensual physical advances, parental abuse/neglect, parental abandonment/narcissism… yowza was this a potluck of triumph and pain. Not what I had in mind going into it, but I’m grateful for the read. It was really nice being able to trust his account of things so easily; he’s able to hold the good and the imperfect about himself and his choices so earnestly and mindfully compassionate that it was clear the work he’s done. Bravo for lovely people 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abandonment, Rape, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Outing

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Pandemic/Epidemic

blueoddity's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Sexual violence, Violence, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Colonisation, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Hate crime, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Car accident, Classism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

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

planning2read's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Rape, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gore, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Homophobia

Moderate: Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

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

sunbearbeam's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia

Moderate: Stalking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

heather_harrison's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.25

Chaotic and introspective memoir with tones of emotional drain. Pacing was jumpy and if this was EP then probably would have DNF’d 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Rape, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Eating disorder, and Bullying

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

tiastravels's review against another edition

emotional informative slow-paced

3.5

The non-linear timeline of this book didn't work great as an audiobook! I kept having to go back to check if I'd missed something. 
Overall could've used a little more light moments (à la Jeanette McCurdy) but always glad to have more published queer authors (and Canadians!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Excrement, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Vomit, Body shaming, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content, Drug use, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming and Pandemic/Epidemic

hannahpings's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Transphobia, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Stalking

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Alcohol

noshinbean's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content