Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Pageboy: A Memoir by Elliot Page

58 reviews

lqne's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

alphacenterin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Transphobia, and Body shaming

dehood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

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

starwitness's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Drug use

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

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

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

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