Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

418 reviews

lzimmeade's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Eating disorder

sariereads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Sexual content

vaughtgn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

dodgethepurple's review against another edition

3.5

I really wanted to like this book but it fell flat. Maybe because I know a lot about trans issues and experiences it didn't feel as eye-opening as I'd hoped. Most of the book seems to be about sexual experiences rather than exploration of gender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Eating disorder

inkerly's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

3.9 ish stars

The memoir broke me. Literally. My heart would break in every chapter or my jaw would drop . Im not an Elliot Page fan but I enjoy movies he’s been in (Juno, Inception), and I like that he is one of the more relatable celebrities. Elliot has been through a lot in his 37 years of living and he was failed multiple times by the adults around him. I thought I would be reading a book about the inspiring journey of a transman  coming into his identity but what I’m left with is the story of a man who is still trying to pick up the pieces of his life and resolve undue childhood trauma while breaking barriers and staying true to himself. I think the fact that Elliot’s journey is still  “to be continued” makes this book raw and real, but at the same time reading it also felt like reading a sequence of disjointed events (all sad) that didn’t provide complete closure. Based on recent articles and photos of him I sense that his journey with his body dysmorphia is not completely over.  I support Elliot and hope that this new chapter of his life makes him stronger and better than he can ever imagine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Homophobia, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Dysphoria, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Body shaming

Minor: Death of parent

icecreamated's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

A structure based on the journey towards self-love, this memoir is deeply poignant, unflinching, and vulnerable, and a honest experience about how wilful ignorance and prejudice ultimately perpetrates the bigotry experienced by the trans community. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Cancer, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm, Drug use, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Biphobia, Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Classism, and Drug abuse

Be aware that there are themes of parental neglect, rejecting a trans child, bi-erasure, putting actors in harm’s way, the influence of the internet, tension within unhealthy relationships, unhealthy polyamory, heartbreak, threats towards trans and queer folks, nudity in film, erasure of queer identity, and being forced back into the closet.

melist6's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Deadnaming, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Self harm

barefootbetsy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

This was a difficult read. What other reviews have mentioned is true, there's not a really clear linear structure. But there is a structure, it's just more circular or spiral-y in nature. The structure seems a little fuzzier than what most of us are used to, which is one reason why this is a memoir, not an autobiography.

There was also more explicit material than I'd been expecting, but it was all relevant, not gratuitous. 

All things considered, I'm glad I read it. If you're interested in Elliot's story then I'd recommend you read it, if you aren't interested in his story then you probably won't enjoy the book very much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Rape, Bullying, Grief, Transphobia, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Self harm

cheekylaydee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

DNF at around 25% Not for me. I wanted to enjoy this book, to learn more about the trans experience but this wasn't it. I'm not taking anything away from the horrendous experiences he's had but there was no deep dive into how these made him feel.

He refers to himself as a boy from the very beginning without any references to his journey of discovery apart from feeling uncomfortable in feminine clothing. I'm pretty sure there is so much more to gender identity than clothing but nothing else is discussed. I wanted to be with him on his journey but he just didn't take me where I wanted to go. 

Of course I can only comment on the section of the book I read but I was unable to continue. I was neither enjoying or learning from the reading experience. It's a shame. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual assault