Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

29 reviews

thriftstoreclown's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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 of

a local explosion that devastated Nova Scotia, or even the way that one of his film characters was murdered.

, which are mentioned in great detail. There are also several instances mentioned in detail where Elliot describes being

sexually assaulted

, and he also describes other instances of verbal abuse, often closely linked.

raptorq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry

epellicci's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

3.0

Mixed feelings about this one.

I found the narrative of the book all over the place. It was really difficult to keep track of the people and places in Elliot Page's life because the timeline jumped back and forth, and he takes tangents about history and environment which I wasn't sure I understood the relevance of. The book is also really quite graphic at times. Given the personal topic, and how low Page's mental health has been I suppose I shouldn't be surprised, but it was shocking non-the-less.

Despite this, I truly admire the strength and courage that went into writing Pageboy. It is so vulnerable and yet also celebratory, and I would imagine intensely comforting to someone who may be going through questioning their gender identity or the potentially daunting process of transitioning. The book has such an authentic feel, and is a testimony to the value of finding your people and of visibility. 

Page has put in some serious work to begin healing from trauma and shame, and it felt like a privilege to be invited to witness some of that journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Transphobia, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Minor: Religious bigotry and Suicidal thoughts

takarakei's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

I applaud Elliot for being able to tell his story with such openness. The chapters jump back and forth through time, which makes it a bit hard to follow on audio. I think anyone who is part of the LGBTQIA+ community will find resonance in the struggles of a world set in the binary. I do want to get a copy from my library so I can go find some quotes that I found so poignant, as there were several that really hit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Self harm, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Medical content

Minor: Religious bigotry

crum_93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

4.5

Such a well-written and read memoir. I really enjoyed hearing this in Elliot’s voice. Thank you for sharing your story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Homophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Religious bigotry

zoopalsfanaccount's review against another edition

reflective

4.0

I didn’t need all of the Canada geography tbh but I did enjoy getting to know him more. A very intimate book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual violence, Bullying, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, and Eating disorder

Minor: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

laujane's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Religious bigotry

maurice_greenware's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Dysphoria, and Religious bigotry

shoohoob's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

Loved this. Was a little hard to follow at times, but it was such a great insight into Elliot Page’s life. Fantastic writing debut!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Stalking, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexual content

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual content, Car accident, Pedophilia, Blood, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Excrement, Transphobia, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, and Religious bigotry