Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

67 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

2.75

So the actual story is really compelling about heartbreaking but, like most memoirs I read, is jumbled and feels unfinished. This book would have benefited with a chronological order format or at least naming the year each story was in. Page uses ages as time markers and as someone who has no idea how old they are, it was confusing. Page also throws in lots of random info that doesn't contribute to the story, like info about landmarks or anecdotes about childhood musings. The parts of the story that felt relevant and composed, like Page's tumultuous relationship with their dad or growth in relationships, added reflection and complexity that's desperately needed in this book. I wish I liked this more because learning about Elliot Pages story was so engaging (plus I love them!) but, this book was a little too all over the place for my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

callidoralblack's review against another edition

emotional

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

usuallyaudio's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I loved hearing Elliot Page's journey, espicially it read by the author. It was very introspective and heart wrenching to hear his struggles, and being able to peek behind the curtain of the film industry as a young LGBT+ individual. His stories were sincere, and he kept identities anonymous for those who didn't want to be named. 

The timeline jumped around somewhat, and only once was I unsure when a story was taking place. I am so happy for Page that he felt safe, secure and confident enough to share his story, but am so sorry he had to go through as much as he did. Page also graciously  acknowledged his privilege, and how it helped him quickly receive medical/gender affirming care once he was finally ready to reach for it. I hope this memoir can help others feel seen, and can help to create safer spaces and foster healthy relationships. I really look forward to what he will do next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Outing, and Gaslighting

nickel_books's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

With Pageboy, Elliot Page has opened his heart and mind putting them on display in both hopeful and gut-wrenching ways. Incredibly intimate, stories are delicately woven into a cohesive story of self across nonlinear moments and memories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Transphobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

charmedrandi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

rionstorm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

I love reading about other transmascs :) This is definitely self indulgent, but then it is a memoir so no better place i guess. 
In between the long list of his ex-partners there's some really honest and vulnerable stuff about being trans that i resonated with a lot, and that I'm glad that other people, cis and trans, will get to read. I also really liked how he explained why he was using his previous name at times, and clearly laid out that he wasn't comfortable with others doing that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.25

Don’t skip the acknowledgments. If you’re not crying from the last two chapters you will be from those. A brutal depiction of gender dysphoria and the effect it takes on us. It was fun to identify with Elliot among his queerness but also his literature and music interests. He includes on honest statement of privilege that was sincere and right on point. It was non-linear and I’m not sure it worked. I think the pacing could have been better if it was more of a timeline, with a few flashbacks here and there. I loved hearing Elliot read it and hearing the emotion come through. I was surprised at the amount of sexual content (consensual and not) through I think it’s important for queer folks to be able to identify with the violence, confusion, and joy that are often associated with our sexual experiences. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sandakie's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail