_babybokchoy 's review for:

Pageboy by Elliot Page

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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My first 5 star rating of 2023. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed Pageboy. I haven't read a ton of celebrity memoirs, not for any particular reason other than they just don't seem appealing. Because Page and I have overlapping identities, I wanted to give his memoir a try. I really loved it. It's funny and sad and filled with humility. Although a celebrity, he never comes across as out-of-touch, and his experience was relatable to me, an average, non-famous person, lol. Pageboy is a book about relationships. Relationships with family, friends, lovers, and most notably, ourselves. And the trauma, heartbreak, pain, and possibility these relationships contain. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia

Minor: Emotional abuse