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  • Pageboy

  • A Memoir
  • Written by: Elliot Page
  • Narrated by: Elliot Page
  • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (256 ratings)

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Pageboy

Written by: Elliot Page
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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.

©2023 Elliot Page (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
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Essential read

We need stories like Elliot’s to be told out loud. Heart wrenching and redemptive, his life story is a small flame in a dark world.

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Thank you Elliot

An important story to help so many, with different backgrounds, on their own life’s journey.

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Thanks for being vulnerable

This story will help others who like you are lost and uncomfortable in their own skin. Thank you.

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Heartbreaking, hopeful and informative

I am so glad that Elliot was able to share his story. There was so much insight into gender identity and relationships that was truly enlightening. Moreover, having grown up in the same local haunts it was amusing to hear the smattering of Halifax events circa my youth! A very brave and I hope healing process for Elliot. We may not know one another but I’m tremendously proud of you.

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Amazing

incredible story, beautifully read … so glad Elliot is his true self now and is able to look at himself in a mirror without cringing

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Game-changer

I’m immensely impressed with Elliot’s ability to put his story to paper after everything he’s been through and do it so honestly.

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Thoroughly enjoyed!

Absolutely loved this. Between steamy sex stories and tear jerking life traumas, it felt extra personal being narrated by the author. Beautifully written.

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The backstory we were all waiting for

Great to hear him tell his story, his way. A few small sound editing issues, with repeated phrases, but doesn’t affect the impact of hearing Page’s journey.

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Everyone must read this

Highly recommend this. I learned so much listening to Elliot’s experiences. As someone who has grown up in Halifax, Nova Scotia it was interesting hearing the history of this place woven into the book and further enhancing the visuals and feelings I experienced while listening. Hearing Elliot’s voice read his own writing also enhanced the power of the book for me.

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A truly open and honest book

Thank you Elliot for sharing your story. It is very difficult to be so vulnerable, and sharing with the world is truly inspiring.

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