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Pageboy: Meine Geschichte by Elliot Page

21 reviews

imscrem's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

2.5

I appreciate that Elliot Page took the time to write down his story. I listened to the audiobook, and found it difficult at times to understand what time period in his life he was writing from due to the somewhat jumpy narrative.  I didn’t enjoy hearing about his sexual escapades or the many, many times he was sexually abused, but I have to acknowledge that these are true parts of his story and the book would not have been complete without them. It was uncomfortable to hear about who licked what while I rode the subway. Overall, I this book definitely wasn’t what I expected — I thought it would be a more uplifting take on the trans experience, but came out thinking it’s more of a dismal array of all the ways that people can be horrific to someone for being different. I wish the world was kinder. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Physical abuse, Medical content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Car accident, and Pandemic/Epidemic

charleshasalibrary's review against another edition

It was just too triggering. I hope to go back some day to finish it. His writing voice is great, the content was just too much for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

A structure based on the journey towards self-love, this memoir is deeply poignant, unflinching, and vulnerable, and a honest experience about how wilful ignorance and prejudice ultimately perpetrates the bigotry experienced by the trans community. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Be aware that there are themes of parental neglect, rejecting a trans child, bi-erasure, putting actors in harm’s way, the influence of the internet, tension within unhealthy relationships, unhealthy polyamory, heartbreak, threats towards trans and queer folks, nudity in film, erasure of queer identity, and being forced back into the closet.

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

samondemand's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Cursing, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hazelwood's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

This was a very interesting and reflective read for me, I was surprised how open and honest Elliot was able to be with his audience, especially about very sensitive and personal moments in his life. It really felt like a friend who was telling you about his life. And I related to a lot of what he went through in regards to being transgender. 

That said, I haven't read many memoirs in my life, so take this with a grain of salt: I didn't really like the way the book is written with the events all out of order. It was confusing and tended to give me metaphorical whiplash. But maybe that's just the way memoirs are. I also wish that Elliot had gone into more about his transition and his feelings about it. The whole thing felt rushed into at the end of the book, with only a few sentences about taking hormones. I get it if he wants privacy about his current life, but considering how depressing the rest of the book's events are, I feel like readers could benefit from seeing more of the light at the end of the tunnel. Perhaps the memoir could have been left to simmer for a few years while Elliot got used to his "new" life, giving him more moments of trans joy to write about?  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

keziahgoodman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Stalking, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Dysphoria

usuallyaudio's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I loved hearing Elliot Page's journey, espicially it read by the author. It was very introspective and heart wrenching to hear his struggles, and being able to peek behind the curtain of the film industry as a young LGBT+ individual. His stories were sincere, and he kept identities anonymous for those who didn't want to be named. 

The timeline jumped around somewhat, and only once was I unsure when a story was taking place. I am so happy for Page that he felt safe, secure and confident enough to share his story, but am so sorry he had to go through as much as he did. Page also graciously  acknowledged his privilege, and how it helped him quickly receive medical/gender affirming care once he was finally ready to reach for it. I hope this memoir can help others feel seen, and can help to create safer spaces and foster healthy relationships. I really look forward to what he will do next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Outing, and Gaslighting

thelivermorebulb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

I genuinely loved this book, lost stars for being nearly impossible to follow for me. 
Another book club read, that I really got lost in once I got going. 

Elliot did so well describing the troubles of not knowing you're trans and not being able to figure out why you are so uncomfortable, something I very much relate to. He was relatable and funny, and very aware of his privileges. I really felt like he had grown a lot by the end, and that I knew him well as a person. 

I do feel weird rating a memoir, but I liked it a lot and really saw myself in him. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Eating disorder