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Pageboy by Elliot Page

103 reviews

maggierish's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcohol, Self harm, and Eating disorder

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

4.75

It feels weird to rate someone's memoir but I want to give it many stars to counterbalance the deductions by other reviewers based on the book's structure.

The non-linear narrative was a clever and interesting choice. If it feels fragmented, that's exactly the point. It is also refreshingly different from the more typical year-by-year account. This is not a typical autobiography after all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Stalking, Rape, Sexual content, and Transphobia

Moderate: Drug use, Outing, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, and Excrement

Minor: Cursing and Deadnaming

caseythereader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Stalking, Abandonment, Child abuse, Cursing, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Self harm

beatingaroundthebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Stalking, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Transphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Misogyny

Minor: Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Racism

_jennaalbright_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Body shaming, Homophobia, and Transphobia

michelle_my_belle's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Dysphoria, Medical content, Sexism, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Vomit, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Excrement, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Child abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Car accident, Lesbophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Classism, Torture, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, War, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hullomoon's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

This was such a good read and while it was one I could have read in one setting, it can be quite a heavy read and multiple sessions were beneficial to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Transphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Dysphoria, and Self harm

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Car accident, and Eating disorder

smalljoys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

As other reviewers have shared, the time jumps in the book were a bit hard to digest. (for example; going from a story of elliot at age 6 and then jumping to age 19 and back to age 6 and then to age 28) I had trouble keeping up with the time jumps. Altogether though, thank you Elliot Page for sharing yourself with us. I appreciate you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Alcohol, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Medical content, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Transphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug use, Excrement, Homophobia, Deadnaming, and Injury/Injury detail

witchinaditch_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

I have a lot more thoughts, but I would start rambling if I tried to fit them all into a review, so here’s the summary:

I think Pageboy is an insanely important piece of literature to read, especially in times where trans*phobia and queerphobia are on the rise.

The memoir unveils new perspectives on what it means to be trans and queer in Hollywood; it is unapologetic but never unfair in its accusations. Elliot Page also does a good job recognising the privileges he has.

 

The prose and storytelling are impeccable, but the nonlinear narrative is confusing at times.

 

The topics discussed in this memoir do lean on the heavier side, with their descriptions often graphic. but never for the shock factor.

Please read the TW and CW before reading this and read safely (Book Trigger Warnings has a more extensive list than on here).

 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to anyone who asks, or doesn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Child abuse, and Homophobia

Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, and Misogyny

Minor: Stalking