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libraryalissa 's review for:
Pageboy
by Elliot Page
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
I thought this was a pretty solid memoir. It’s very clear that Elliot is still living through and working out some of his trauma and he never tries to make it seem otherwise. Some reviewers have referenced a disjointedness to the narrative, but I found it to be very reflective of the late in life discovery experience (queer, trans, trauma, neurodivergence, etc.) in an interesting way. The realizations don’t come to you in a clear narrative. You are busy living your life and relevant memories come up piece by piece and build to create a conviction you weren’t able to have at the time. I think there was an intimacy to experiencing Page’s story in this way and I think it strengthened the otherwise distant tone of the memoir. I enjoyed learning about Elliot’s life both as a person and as an actor and am eager to follow the future of his career as it unfolds.