Pageboy

Listening to Elliot Page narrate his own memoir is like overhearing a diary read aloud—startlingly personal, occasionally uncomfortable, and occasionally transcendent. Page’s voice isn’t just a vehicle for the story; it’s a character in itself, softening the edges of his past self-loathing with a quiet resilience that only grows stronger with time. The audiobook shines brightest in its unflinching moments, like his description of the dissonance between his outward success and inner turmoil, or the way he describes transitioning as ‘learning to wear myself like a second skin.’ That said, the production occasionally stumbles—some transitions between vignettes feel abrupt, and there’s a bit of audio compression that flattens the emotional peaks. Still, this is a minor quibble for an audiobook that otherwise feels like a lifeline. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to navigate the world as a puzzle you’re finally putting together, this is the raw, unvarnished answer.