Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page

78 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

skylaturner's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Body shaming, Bullying, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Transphobia

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

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

a very great memoir

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcohol, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Homophobia, Grief, and Medical content

raptorq's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Transphobia, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry

fluffyfox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Body shaming, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Outing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Rape

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Stalking, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Excrement

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

takarakei's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

I applaud Elliot for being able to tell his story with such openness. The chapters jump back and forth through time, which makes it a bit hard to follow on audio. I think anyone who is part of the LGBTQIA+ community will find resonance in the struggles of a world set in the binary. I do want to get a copy from my library so I can go find some quotes that I found so poignant, as there were several that really hit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Self harm, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Medical content

Minor: Religious bigotry