Pageboy
A Memoir
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Pageboy
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Narrated by:
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Elliot Page
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Written by:
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Elliot Page
About this listen
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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- Anonymous User
- 2023-06-19
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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- CindyRella
- 2023-06-27
Thank you Elliot
An important story to help so many, with different backgrounds, on their own life’s journey.
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- Alannah
- 2023-06-21
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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- Julie Wagner
- 2023-08-03
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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- Deborah Blundell
- 2023-09-26
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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- Kenkaren
- 2023-06-09
Beautiful
A beautifully written book, like poetry. A sensitive and moving outline of a remarkable life.
Elliot’s narration makes it come so alive and raw…powerful. Tells of the pain of transformation but the joy and freedom that can come from it. So brave! A MUST read.
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- Besso
- 2023-06-19
Page Turner Boy
This book is so important and will be impactful for so many. Honest and raw. I loved all the elements of Canadiana as well.
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- Rina Clarke
- 2023-06-28
Devastatingly beautiful
What an amazing book. It was an honour to have Elliot share a glimpse of his life with us. This has to be difficult for him, but I hope it was cathartic as well.
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- Melissa A Graham
- 2023-07-07
Brave
I loved every minute of your life story, so grateful you chose to share it. You truly are amazing Elliot!
This book is for everyone!
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- Archie S.
- 2023-07-24
good listen
overall a good listen. i wasn't the biggest fan of the non linear narrative. i found it hard to follow at certain moments. i was also more interested in the more recent recombinant of Eliot's, and found he spoke about his childhood at an indulgent length
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