THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2023 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir and Autobiography The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he'd carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back. With Juno's massive success, Elliot became one of the world's most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare. As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do, until enough was enough. Full of behind the scenes details and intimate interrogations on sex, love, trauma, and Hollywood, Pageboy is the story of a life pushed to the brink. But at its core, this beautifully written, winding journey of what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others is an ode to stepping into who we truly are with defiance, strength, and joy.
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Pageboy A Memoir
By Elliot Page
THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the 2023 Libby Book Award for Best Memoir and Autobiography The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans person. Getting closer to his desires, his dreams, himself, without the repression he'd carried for so long. But for Elliot, two steps forward had always come with one step back. With Juno's massive success, Elliot became one of the world's most beloved actors. His dreams were coming true, but the pressure to perform suffocated him. He was forced to play the part of the glossy young starlet, a role that made his skin crawl, on and off set. The career that had been an escape out of his reality and into a world of imagination was suddenly a nightmare. As he navigated criticism and abuse from some of the most powerful people in Hollywood, a past that snapped at his heels, and a society dead set on forcing him into a binary, Elliot often stayed silent, unsure of what to do, until enough was enough. Full of behind the scenes details and intimate interrogations on sex, love, trauma, and Hollywood, Pageboy is the story of a life pushed to the brink. But at its core, this beautifully written, winding journey of what it means to untangle ourselves from the expectations of others is an ode to stepping into who we truly are with defiance, strength, and joy.
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Reviewed by AnjaEine sehr persönliche, verletzliche, wichtige und lesenswerte Biografie. Eine Lebensgeschichte zu bewerten ist immer schwierig, aber ich, als absolut privilegierte Person, finde es für meine Menschlichkeit elementar wichtig, aus dem Leben marginalisierter Personen zu lernen. Und das habe ich durch diese sehr schmerzhafte Autobiografie. Elliot Pages Weg zur Transition war unendlich lang, von unerträglichen Ängsten und Sorgen, von Verdrängung und psychischen Belastungen, von Schmerz und Selbstverachtung geprägt. Am Ende steht die große Leichtigkeit, einen neuen Lebensabschnitt begonnen zu haben. Für mich stand die persönliche Erfahrung und nicht die Person des öffentlichen Lebens dabei im Vordergrund, der tiefe Schmerz von Geschlechtsdysphorie war das, was mich berührt hat, nicht die Einblicke in die Filmbranche, die natürlich auch Teil dieser Geschichte sind. Ich mag, dass das Buch in Episoden erzählt ist und nicht einem linearen Zeitstrahl folgt, genau wie der Weg von Elliot Page, Jahreszahlen als Kapitelüberschriften wären aus meiner Sicht aber wünschenswert gewesen. Für das Buch sollten folgende Triggerwarnungen beachtet werden: Homophobie, Transfeindlichkeit, Queerfeindlichkeit, Essstörungen, selbstverletzendes Verhalten, sexualisierte Gewalt, missbräuchliche/toxische Beziehungen.