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imscrem's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Pandemic/Epidemic
inkerly's review against another edition
4.0
The memoir broke me. Literally. My heart would break in every chapter or my jaw would drop . Im not an Elliot Page fan but I enjoy movies he’s been in (Juno, Inception), and I like that he is one of the more relatable celebrities. Elliot has been through a lot in his 37 years of living and he was failed multiple times by the adults around him. I thought I would be reading a book about the inspiring journey of a transman coming into his identity but what I’m left with is the story of a man who is still trying to pick up the pieces of his life and resolve undue childhood trauma while breaking barriers and staying true to himself. I think the fact that Elliot’s journey is still “to be continued” makes this book raw and real, but at the same time reading it also felt like reading a sequence of disjointed events (all sad) that didn’t provide complete closure. Based on recent articles and photos of him I sense that his journey with his body dysmorphia is not completely over. I support Elliot and hope that this new chapter of his life makes him stronger and better than he can ever imagine.
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
Minor: Death of parent
stevia333k's review against another edition
4.25
Anyways, after a while certain parts about being trans were like oh good my transfemme self isn't alone.
The relationships though & the shadow work kinda went over my head because I'm aromantic but the workplace accident (because of how wreckless the directors were to black & queer lives) helped connect me to the kind of stuff he meant, so I am thankful he included workplace incidents like that.
Also the memoir isn't told as chronologically, so basically if you're taking notes then I recommend trying to make a character list sort of glossary since the time dimension doesn't sort them, but some segments are like public letters.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
matildamercury's review against another edition
2.5
However after completing it, I realised I really disliked it.
This memoir finished with no actual introspection, self realisation or broader contextualisation. The closest thing we got was the pitiful chapter on his top surgery. He basically talked about how amazing it was and how relieved he felt but that he felt a need to express his gratitude bc of his privilege (eg lots of trans men don’t have the money, community supports etc to access top surgery) - before ending it with a “but it’s my basic rights and I shouldn’t have to feel grateful because I deserved it” ? And that was pretty much it in the way of acknowledging broader contexts for his life. Which included things such as: anorexia, self harm, emotional abuse by a parent, having a pedophilic stalker as a teenage girl, large scale homophobia and transphobia, and the list goes on !!! I was truly expecting these struggles to be rooted by Elliot societally and acknowledge the wider traumas of growing up in a patriarchy, and maybe solidarity with other gnc/trans/gay people but no. Nothing. Really disappointing.
Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria
starwitness's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Death of parent
murve's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Racism, and Self harm
emmakchapman's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Transphobia
Moderate: Gore and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent
green_squids's review against another edition
1.75
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic
leahfoko's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Stalking, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic
beatingaroundthebooks's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Transphobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, and Death of parent