Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Pageboy by Elliot Page

32 reviews

imscrem's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

2.5

I appreciate that Elliot Page took the time to write down his story. I listened to the audiobook, and found it difficult at times to understand what time period in his life he was writing from due to the somewhat jumpy narrative.  I didn’t enjoy hearing about his sexual escapades or the many, many times he was sexually abused, but I have to acknowledge that these are true parts of his story and the book would not have been complete without them. It was uncomfortable to hear about who licked what while I rode the subway. Overall, I this book definitely wasn’t what I expected — I thought it would be a more uplifting take on the trans experience, but came out thinking it’s more of a dismal array of all the ways that people can be horrific to someone for being different. I wish the world was kinder. 

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Content Warnings

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

vixenreader's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

A structure based on the journey towards self-love, this memoir is deeply poignant, unflinching, and vulnerable, and a honest experience about how wilful ignorance and prejudice ultimately perpetrates the bigotry experienced by the trans community. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Be aware that there are themes of parental neglect, rejecting a trans child, bi-erasure, putting actors in harm’s way, the influence of the internet, tension within unhealthy relationships, unhealthy polyamory, heartbreak, threats towards trans and queer folks, nudity in film, erasure of queer identity, and being forced back into the closet.

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Terminal illness, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book was so good, but in that way that breaks your heart. I hate that Elliot had to deal with everything he has and didn’t always have people around him to make him feel safe. I’m so happy that he had the courage to write this book and that it has become so popular. It’s so important and empowering to hear queer and trans voices. This is just one trans person’s story, but hearing the joy and relief in his voice when he talked of being out and surgery gives me hope for others, that they feel safe enough to be themselves as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

lukests's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Medical content, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

trinidaddy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Stalking, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, 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

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I feel like it’s almost impossible not to give a memoir 5 stars, simply because it is someone else’s life experience, and how am I to judge that? But this one was very good. It highlights the importance of being kind to everyone, especially those in the LGBT+ community. I enjoyed hearing Elliot narrate his own audiobook because I could hear the emotions in his voice throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lexicona's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

As a queer woman coming to terms with my identity in my 30s, this book really spoke to me. I wish there was a more organized chronology to the chapter organization, but overall an incredible book that taught me that loving yourself is a beautiful, powerful force to be reckoned with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Stalking

pearlisarobot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia