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 ofraptorq's review against another edition
5.0
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
3.0
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.
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
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
4.5
Graphic: Self harm, Homophobia, and Transphobia
Moderate: Sexual assault and Religious bigotry
zoopalsfanaccount's review against another edition
4.0
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
3.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, and Religious bigotry
maurice_greenware's review against another edition
3.25
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
4.0
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
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