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Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page

419 reviews

sommer22's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

I think Page does well to preface that his trans story isn't necessarily remarkable but that he still hopes it touches people in some way. I'd call that an apt review for this book. 

The first half of this book reads as a typical actor's memoir: their beginnings in the industry, their rise to fame, etc. I greatly enjoyed the second half when Page is coming to terms with his identity, first as a lesbian and then as a trans man. Even if his story is one of many trans narratives, this aspect showcases the nuances of his narrative and what makes it special.

After accepting his transness, he goes straight into top surgery, which is so joyous but also specific to his story. Better yet, he acknowledges the privilege he had to do that.

I admire Page's self-reflection and groundedness, and he renders scenes with tender perception and feeling. 

This memoir is nonlinear, which not infrequently felt jumpy. The ending also felt abrupt and disconnected from the present.

This is a good queer story to read, especially for those who have followed Page throughout his career. If you choose not to read it, though, that's OK too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Stalking, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

leahkafer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Dysphoria

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

robinks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.25

I was excited to see that Page read his own audiobook - memoirs always seem to have a greater impact on me when done this way. However, the chapters felt so disorganized to me, both in chronology and topic. While I appreciate Page’s acknowledgement of his privileged identities, I want to read more memoirs by trans folks of color.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Pandemic/Epidemic

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Drug use and Excrement

katie0528's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.25

A non-linear exploration of gender, sexuality, and identity, Elliot Page reflects on all these issues in his life, including his relationship with his body, his family, his career, and his friends and romantic partners. A heartbreaking read at points, this book is really affirming to anyone questioning their identity and reenforces that it is okay to be yourself and experiment, and that nothing, not even Hollywood careers deserve to stand in the way of someone's true, authentic happiness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder and Self harm

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

areadingstan's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

spete's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Self harm

karalyndawn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

I really hate reviewing biographies because how can you rate someone’s life right? And usually I give them 5 stars but unfortunately Pageboy was really difficult for me to understand. I do value Elliot’s courage and his continuous journey to become his true self however the timeline was sooo hard to follow along. I realize not every story needs to be linear but the constant jumping around without any clues to dates/times had me confused a majority of the time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

acechemicals's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Outing, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jostro's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Transphobia