A review by asreadbycatarina
Pageboy by Elliot Page

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

5.0

Mini-review: If one thing was to be said about my early teenage years, it was that I was completely obsessed with Elliot Page. After watching Juno (my favourite movie of all time!), I would scour to find every film or TV show I could find with him (and, in all honesty, Michael Cera too) on it. When I found out Elliot was queer, I loved to think of him as a person who was happy while defying stereotypes — but now, after reading this book, I have a sour taste in my mouth. All the abuse, all the pain and suffering Elliot went through is inhumane. He did not deserve people taking advantage of him like that. No one does. In the end, I am just happy that Page is still with us, thriving and comfortable in his own body. If you are considering reading this book, be ready: as important and sad as it is, it is guaranteed to take the magic out of Hollywood (and the safe haven we sometimes think it is for queer people) for you.