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A review by devonbron
Pageboy by Elliot Page
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
Oh I wish I had enjoyed this more.
Pageboy is clearly an important book. There is so little written about the trans experience, particularly the trans-masc experience. Elliot was incredibly brave to share his story in our current climate.
But the writing...isn't great. The stream of consciousness style just didn't work for me, I felt lost quite a lot of the time as to where I was in the timeline of events, which feels an important miss.
I also found some of the disclosures a little worrying. I don't mean that in any sense that LGBT+ people shouldn't talk about their sex lives, it was more I was left wondering who the disclosures were for, and whether Elliot will layer regret giving the word such personal information. I also hope the people involved in the stories were consulted with regards to the information shared, otherwise the disclosures are all the more concerning.
Pageboy is clearly an important book. There is so little written about the trans experience, particularly the trans-masc experience. Elliot was incredibly brave to share his story in our current climate.
But the writing...isn't great. The stream of consciousness style just didn't work for me, I felt lost quite a lot of the time as to where I was in the timeline of events, which feels an important miss.
I also found some of the disclosures a little worrying. I don't mean that in any sense that LGBT+ people shouldn't talk about their sex lives, it was more I was left wondering who the disclosures were for, and whether Elliot will layer regret giving the word such personal information. I also hope the people involved in the stories were consulted with regards to the information shared, otherwise the disclosures are all the more concerning.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content