Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page

71 reviews

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

Moderate: Alcohol and Drug use

Minor: Pedophilia

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was the memoir I didn’t know I needed in my life. Elliot Page’s reflections contained so much Canadian content that I haven’t seen in many books, and loved being able to recognize so many places or cultural touchstones growing up in a similar era. Memoirs are an incredible format to let people in to your lived experiences and takes a lot of courage to write and share. That is no exception in this memoir, and I appreciate the rawness, vulnerability and emotional honesty that Page expresses. I think that if you liked I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy, you’ll enjoy Page’s memoir and his reflections on the entertainment industry, challenging family dynamics, mental well-being, love, and finding and expressing one’s identity in the spotlight.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Torture, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

Minor: Alcohol

caleugh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, Bullying, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Eating disorder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Medical content

ari_bryce's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Biphobia, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Transphobia

epellicci's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

3.0

Mixed feelings about this one.

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

kbairbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

This book was hard for me. I really had to take my time with it and go slowly. Elliot has (in my opinion, perception, and observation) had a very difficult life and it was tough to consume. Especially with the social work I do I had to be careful not to listen to it on the way to work so the difficult contents wouldn’t color my work. But I also think stories like this are so important to be told. To be heard. To be recognized. Elliot is a person. Their story is real. And he is not alone. We must do better in supporting and loving our lgbtq+ family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Alcohol, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Rape, and Stalking

hmetwade's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

bookcheshirecat's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

bashsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.75

A difficult read, but an important one. Elliot Page is such a phenomenal actor and iconic celebrity, but the man can write, too. He shares his story - which is fraught with neglect, queerphobia, and sexual violence, among other traumas - with such precise descriptions, tongue-in-cheek humor, and frank honesty. I listened to the audiobook version of Pageboy, and I got the extra treat of hearing it all in his own voice. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Outing, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Bullying, and Toxic friendship

-Deadnaming isn't really, like traditional deadnaming -Elliot chooses to use his former first name at some points and comments on it specifically in his initial author's note. I only note it so you're not surprised to see/hear it. -Child abuse is neglect and verbal.

kate_ka's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Sehr intimes Buch. 
Der Schreibstil ist ziemlich nah am der Art, wie er spricht. Das find ich schön. Macht das Lesen zu einem persönlichen Gespräch. An einigen Stellen musste ich das Buch weglegen, weil seine Erlebnisse so schmerzhaft sind. 
Man merkt auch, dass er sich mit queerer Theorie und Aktivismus beschäftigt hat.

Die Zeitsprünge sind tatsächlich verwirrend. Dazu die ganzen Namen. Im Interview hatte er gesagt, er wollte seine Geschichte nicht chronologisch erzählen, sondern entlang der Reise, des sich selbst Näherkommens und Entfernen. Ich finde das ist gelungen. Die letzten Seiten habe ich mit einem Lächeln gelesen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Self harm, Rape, Torture, Transphobia, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Deadnaming and Stalking