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Pageboy by Elliot Page

103 reviews

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Homophobia, Transphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual violence, Vomit, and Pandemic/Epidemic

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Blood, Cursing, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Medical content, Bullying, Body shaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Self harm, Alcohol, Body horror, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Abandonment

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

boba_n_books's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

This is a heartfelt memoir that speaks to the trans experience. It is quite emotional and vulnerable, so please check content warnings before reading. 

I so appreciated hearing Elliot’s story. After seeing him in on the big screen, it’s cool to get a peek behind the curtain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Cursing, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, and Stalking

svtephreads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Read it if you’re into pop culture.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Violence, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

Don’t skip the acknowledgments. If you’re not crying from the last two chapters you will be from those. A brutal depiction of gender dysphoria and the effect it takes on us. It was fun to identify with Elliot among his queerness but also his literature and music interests. He includes on honest statement of privilege that was sincere and right on point. It was non-linear and I’m not sure it worked. I think the pacing could have been better if it was more of a timeline, with a few flashbacks here and there. I loved hearing Elliot read it and hearing the emotion come through. I was surprised at the amount of sexual content (consensual and not) through I think it’s important for queer folks to be able to identify with the violence, confusion, and joy that are often associated with our sexual experiences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Medical content, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Stalking

bumblemee's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

I'm very glad Elliot wrote this book - he says in the beginning that he has "nothing new to say", but it doesn't have to be new to be impactful. I hope this book reaches a lot of people who need it.
I liked the writing style (read in German though), it was easy to read and felt very close to a thought process. However, sometimes it felt like too much of a thought process to me. It was hard to follow at times because the book didn't have much of a timeline. Sometimes a chapter starts with something in current day, then goes back to something that happened a few years ago, only to go back into Elliots teenage years and back again. It was a little hard for me sometimes to keep up with all the names and places and figuring out which year we were in, as well as piecing together what happened at the same time.
Other than that, I was emotionally involved and it was very interesting to have an insight into Elliots life and his long way to self acceptance. 

Must say though that you should take the content warnings into consideration and also beware that most of this book describes a person basically constantly suffering on some level. Idk, I think you have to be in the right mindset to read this, even if it ends on a hopeful note.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Transphobia, Rape, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Religious bigotry, and Torture

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

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I'm going to keep this review short, because memoirs are hard to rate and review. It is a person telling their own story how they feel is best, and that is very hard to critique. I will mostly leave my review at saying that this book is incredibly well written, and there were so many quotes that I was underlining and marking. I also really loved a lot of the stylistic choices he made, including the non-linear timeline. He says in the beginning that he chose to structure it in this way because he felt like the process getting to where he is today, including his transition, wasn't entirely linear, and I really respect that choice, and I think it works really well. I absolutely loved this book, and I would highly highly recommend it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Stalking

Minor: Alcohol and Pandemic/Epidemic

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