lqne's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Stalking
Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Body shaming
Minor: Deadnaming, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship
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 ofSpoiler
a local explosion that devastated Nova Scotia, or even the way that one of his film characters was murdered.Spoiler
sexually assaultedlovegriefandgender's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Dysphoria, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Rape, and Eating disorder
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Deadnaming, Body shaming, Self harm, Mental illness, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Hate crime, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Stalking, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use
emmajh91's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, Transphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, Blood, Child abuse, Hate crime, and Homophobia
kaitlinwarwick's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Sexual violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Drug use, Outing, Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic
snootle's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Transphobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Dysphoria, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Sexism
Moderate: Medical content and Drug use
Minor: Alcohol and Blood
veelaughtland's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Drug use, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Excrement, Hate crime, Infidelity, Cursing, Grief, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Self harm
larzhagen's review against another edition
3.5
As a long-time fan of Page, I was eager to read PageBoy (I pre-ordered a signed copy). We need more transmasculine stories! That's why it hurts to share that I didn't enjoy PageBoy very much.
Reason 1: Rather than following a linear narrative, Page recounts moments in his life seemingly at random. So, then, his timeline is incredibly challenging to piece together. It's difficult to keep track of his relationships, living situations, etc.
Reason 2: PageBoy is heavily solemn with no breaks (aside from maybe ch.Buckets). It reads like a catalog of Page's hardships, sometimes diving into graphic depictions of assault/violent situations. Page loves to write about shit and blood.
Reason 3: PageBoy centered predominantly around Page's romantic relationships and sexual experiences. I may be off base, but it seems Page is still attempting to unhealthily gauge/validate his masculinity by retelling these situations.
Now the positive: I'd say PageBoy succeeds as an art piece. Elliot includes many excerpts from speeches, books, songs, movies throughout his nonlinear structure. PageBoy is a wonderful collage-esque expression of self-healing and reflection.
Ultimately, PageBoy is a testament of trans courage. While it didn't align with my expectations, I still feel incredibly fortunate to have a signed copy, and I did resonate with it quite a bit. In the end though, I will be reserved when recommending it to others.
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Blood, Stalking, Hate crime, Excrement, and Eating disorder
rockyroadbutch's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, and Child abuse
Moderate: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Addiction, Cursing, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Trafficking, and Sexual content