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mattyvreads's review against another edition
4.75
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.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, and Rape
rionstorm's review against another edition
3.75
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.
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
matildamercury's review against another edition
2.5
However after completing it, I realised I really disliked it.
This memoir finished with no actual introspection, self realisation or broader contextualisation. The closest thing we got was the pitiful chapter on his top surgery. He basically talked about how amazing it was and how relieved he felt but that he felt a need to express his gratitude bc of his privilege (eg lots of trans men don’t have the money, community supports etc to access top surgery) - before ending it with a “but it’s my basic rights and I shouldn’t have to feel grateful because I deserved it” ? And that was pretty much it in the way of acknowledging broader contexts for his life. Which included things such as: anorexia, self harm, emotional abuse by a parent, having a pedophilic stalker as a teenage girl, large scale homophobia and transphobia, and the list goes on !!! I was truly expecting these struggles to be rooted by Elliot societally and acknowledge the wider traumas of growing up in a patriarchy, and maybe solidarity with other gnc/trans/gay people but no. Nothing. Really disappointing.
Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Blood, Child abuse, Vomit, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Pedophilia
kerryac's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
hannahduda's review against another edition
4.0
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
sandakie's review against another edition
3.5
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
makamano's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia
pearlisarobot's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Hate crime, Abandonment, Bullying, Stalking, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, and Cursing
Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use
Minor: Pedophilia
lqne's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Body shaming
Minor: Deadnaming, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
e11en's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, Stalking, Transphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Body horror, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, and Pedophilia