foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Torture, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia
Minor: Alcohol
thriftstoreclown's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Stalking, and Torture
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Deadnaming, Pregnancy, Vomit, and Excrement
Some of these subjects are kind of par for the course when contextualized with what we know about Elliot publicly already (as a public figure who came out as a lesbian in 2014 before eventually coming out as trans) such as lesbophobia, transphobia, religious bigotry, mentions of (potential) hate crimes. But Elliot’s story is also full of history not only around the Canadian landscape of his youth, but also of characters that he has played, and he does not shy away from sharing all of the gory details ofSpoiler
a local explosion that devastated Nova Scotia, or even the way that one of his film characters was murdered.Spoiler
sexually assaultedkate_ka's review against another edition
4.75
Der Schreibstil ist ziemlich nah am der Art, wie er spricht. Das find ich schön. Macht das Lesen zu einem persönlichen Gespräch. An einigen Stellen musste ich das Buch weglegen, weil seine Erlebnisse so schmerzhaft sind.
Man merkt auch, dass er sich mit queerer Theorie und Aktivismus beschäftigt hat.
Die Zeitsprünge sind tatsächlich verwirrend. Dazu die ganzen Namen. Im Interview hatte er gesagt, er wollte seine Geschichte nicht chronologisch erzählen, sondern entlang der Reise, des sich selbst Näherkommens und Entfernen. Ich finde das ist gelungen. Die letzten Seiten habe ich mit einem Lächeln gelesen.
Graphic: Outing, Self harm, Rape, Torture, Transphobia, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Deadnaming and Stalking
braveprincess11's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Eating disorder, Torture, Stalking, Body horror, Sexual assault, Cursing, Child abuse, Medical content, Excrement, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying
Minor: Self harm, Murder, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts
morningsunwildflower's review against another edition
2.5
Make sure you read the TW if you need any, this book contains many of them.
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, and Vomit
carriepond's review against another edition
4.25
This book has a lot of really gut-wrenching, sad moments and others that will piss you off. But there are also so many beautiful moments where Page describes being held up by those who loved and supported him over the years and the feeling of ease, euphoria, and completeness that emerged once he stepped into his truth.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Sexual assault, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Outing, Torture, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Deadnaming
frankiebaxter's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Rape, Torture, Physical abuse, and Stalking
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Hate crime
julesadventurezone's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Medical content, Self harm, Sexual content, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Vomit, Dysphoria, Hate crime, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Excrement, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Child abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Bullying, Misogyny, and Sexism
Minor: Car accident, Lesbophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Classism, Torture, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Cancer, Child death, Drug abuse, War, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
switchywitchsitch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Religious bigotry, Torture, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Transphobia, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Rape
river23's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Transphobia, Child abuse, and Homophobia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder
Minor: Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Torture