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aruarian_melody's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
2.75
I really appreciate the author writing this and the publisher supporting so many books of the aro-ace community in general. As the author points out, there are not many studies and books on the topic of aromanticism. For that reason alone this book is important and I felt like the author took great care with this topic. The very conversational tone didn't always work for me and as much as I appreciated the author's honesty, at times I thought the self-reflection and self-explaining took too much focus. I don't think this will be the best book on the topic in the future - but it is a step.
jatropha's review
a good read, there are very few non-fiction books on aromanticism so i really appreciate this!
however, this book felt very informal and had some weird formatting (with the inclusion of little conversations, added at the last minute). the overall structure seemed a little messy, like parts thrown around, and based on personal experiences instead of research. more of a retelling of the author’s personal experience regarding aromanticism — trying to figure things out, rather than informing the reader about things, which was interesting i guess? there’s nothing wrong with that, and it might be comforting to some arospec people, but i don’t feel like i gained a lot of insights through this
i think this is a good introduction to aromanticism, but pales in comparison to other more well-researched aspec books (such as Ace). if i were to rate this, it would get a 1.5-2* rating, but uhh i kind of feel bad doing that to indie books about a niche topic lol
however, this book felt very informal and had some weird formatting (with the inclusion of little conversations, added at the last minute). the overall structure seemed a little messy, like parts thrown around, and based on personal experiences instead of research. more of a retelling of the author’s personal experience regarding aromanticism — trying to figure things out, rather than informing the reader about things, which was interesting i guess? there’s nothing wrong with that, and it might be comforting to some arospec people, but i don’t feel like i gained a lot of insights through this
i think this is a good introduction to aromanticism, but pales in comparison to other more well-researched aspec books (such as Ace). if i were to rate this, it would get a 1.5-2* rating, but uhh i kind of feel bad doing that to indie books about a niche topic lol
raix's review
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
I felt that the author's colloquial tone was probably better suited for a blog post or a journal than a book. However, I remember the days when knowledge of asexuality was constrained to a few personal blogs and AVEN, and it sounds like this is the point the aro community is currently at. So in this case, I think it's good for a book to be out there that can introduce the topic to people who are not online. I really enjoyed the sections giving perspectives from other people.
The downside with this being print media is that some of the resources given (such as pridecounselling, which was found to be selling user data) are no longer viable.
The downside with this being print media is that some of the resources given (such as pridecounselling, which was found to be selling user data) are no longer viable.
themazereader's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
One of the few aromantic non-fiction books out there. Related to a lot, but the content could have been a bit more complex.