A review by dorhastings
Pageboy by Elliot Page

Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.
Equal measures, the following two reasons:
  1. The organization (lack thereof) was absolutely all over the place. I don't mind a nonlinear plot, including in a memoir, but this was particularly difficult for me to get through.
  2. Endless accounts of sexual assault and sexual harassment. It is absolutely awful that Page endured all of this hateful behavior, no question. I could not handle it. At just under 2 hours, I could not fathom how I would listen to another 6 hours of this book. I gave myself another day, and I just could not listen to it anymore. Switched audiobooks mid-drive.
I've read elsewhere that the book gets better, and I'm sure that it in some way makes a valuable contribution to our growing number of queer nonfiction. But I can say with almost 100% certainty that I would not enjoy continuing this book.
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