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ashjreads's review against another edition
I am going to review this book without a rating as I haven't finished it. Stopped on page 110, and I hope to come back to it in the future.
This memoir is raw and very open, I appreciate this about it. While this is a good thing sometimes, I think it harms the work here. I think there were some trigger warnings that really needed to be attached to this story. I personally am unsure if I'm in the place I need to be in to finish this off without triggering myself, so I'm making the decision not to finish it FOR NOW. I would love to come back to this someday and complete it.
Trigger warnings include but are not limited to: rape, sexual assault, transphobia, homophobia (explicit use of slurs), eating disorders, and many more. Please read with caution.
This memoir is raw and very open, I appreciate this about it. While this is a good thing sometimes, I think it harms the work here. I think there were some trigger warnings that really needed to be attached to this story. I personally am unsure if I'm in the place I need to be in to finish this off without triggering myself, so I'm making the decision not to finish it FOR NOW. I would love to come back to this someday and complete it.
Trigger warnings include but are not limited to: rape, sexual assault, transphobia, homophobia (explicit use of slurs), eating disorders, and many more. Please read with caution.
monkeyrainbow13's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
sonaea's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
4.0
Okay, so I liked the writing style and the book overall, but it has one big weakness: there are so many time jumps. It was sorted maybe more by topic than by chronological happenings, but without telling what happened when. And I don't happen to know much about Page's life so it was all very confusing for me, especially at the beginning when one doesn't have much information yet. I guess it's easier if one has at least read the Wikipedia article about him first. I really would have appreciated it being more chronological or at least more dates being mentioned at the beginning of the scenes or a timeline or something so it's easier to keep an overview over when what is happening.
also, keep the tws in mind, I myself did not realise how explic tly dark the book was during the most part. I expected some dark parts, ofc. but that was quite a bit more than I expected.
all in all though, I really did enjoy listening to the audiobook
also, keep the tws in mind, I myself did not realise how explic tly dark the book was during the most part. I expected some dark parts, ofc. but that was quite a bit more than I expected.
all in all though, I really did enjoy listening to the audiobook
vannahsun's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.25
I enjoyed this read as memoirs are a new genre that I am exploring in my reading journey. Growing up I loved Juno and still do so I was very intrigued to read this memoir by Elliot and learn more about him outside of being a public figure and film actor. I thought it was an interesting journey through Elliot’s self discovery of his transness and queerness while also tackling issues such as gender dysmorphia, coming out, and industry backlash for presenting against gender and societal norms. I listened to the audiobook read by Elliot so I would definitely recommend that as well. The book did jump around often timeline wise but I didn’t mind it too much. Overall, a beautiful, reflective, and heavy read at times but nevertheless I would recommend it to others!