Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page

512 reviews

emadisonc's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

I’ve nothing new or profound to say, nothing that hasn’t been said before, but I know books have helped me, saved me even, so perhaps this can help someone feel less alone, seen, no matter who they are or what journey they are on. Thank you for wanting to read about mine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Drug use

nisha13's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use

augusthoney's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

2.5

An important memoir, of which I might not be the target audience. I think this would have hit me harder a few years ago, though so would the eating disorder sections have. But, importantly, just because this isn't my trans experience, does not mean I wouldn't recommend it to a friend who might be questioning some stuff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

daisymoffit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

Extremely well written, Elliot has a talent when it comes to describing things that feel wordless. A brave telling of a tumultuous life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lcdavenport's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, and Outing

moranguinhos's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

whisper88's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

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

rosie_sloan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

encryptedorchardpest's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

Elliot has a really important story to share. It was however kinda painful to get through, I think made truly worse by having read the audio version. I digress. I think my favorite part was his honest self awareness. For someone who experienced severe amounts of abuse/trauma, it was really interesting to hear him take so much ownership of pain he may have inflicted on others. It's super easy to remain a victim just because you were one. Also as an aside literally transphobia is so stupid I can't comprehend it. Why do people care just leave everyone alone it is not that deep anyways his story is important despite the writing so that is why the 4 cause it's important for it to be read. Also he is a woke king

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria