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Ace by Angela Chen

21 reviews

samchase112's review against another edition

hopeful informative fast-paced

4.5

Part cultural analysis, part introduction to asexuality and aromanticism, this is a well-written, well-researched exploration of sexuality in modern culture — mixed with experiences of people who identify as asexual. I knew this would be a fascinating, eye-opening read, and it lived up to those expectations. I hope this book continues to reach more people and educate, because this is an aspect of our culture that — as this book illustrates so clearly — needs to be understood on a wider scale.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deportation, Sexism, Rape, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Medical content, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia

dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Homophobia, Biphobia, Classism, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Ableism, Lesbophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Sexual violence

suzannasbookshelf's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Rape, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Outing

cris_is_in_crisis's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

A book dealing with asexuality, its meaning and all that derives from it told from the perspective of actual ace people. An intriguing lense in a world that is too often forgotten in the vast ocean of civil and LGBTQ+ rights (so much so that the book states that some people in the LGBTQ+ community don't even recognise aces or aros as their own sexualities).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Classism, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

All the trigger warnings are dealt in a way as to explain why they are wrong, if so, and minimise the impact that they could have on a reader.

thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

angela chen's ace is an informative, revelatory book on asexuality and its implications for society, though it's not as earth-shattering as i thought it'd be.

while the book can be repetitive at times, it affirms many of my own previous conjectures, reiterates the existence and importance of a variety of identities, and definitively offers a new and ace perspective thru which to see and exist in a hetero- and amatonormative world, in turn offering possibilities and hope for a society that values non-sexual relationships more, though reality def has a lot to catch up to.

overall im glad to have come across and read this book - esp since it's very intersectional - learn from it, and hope to go back for another more thorough read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, and Homophobia

oh_bother's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

I am so grateful this book exists. Whether you are questioning your sexuality, want to learn more about the ace experience, or just want to question and learn more about your views on sex in general this is a fantastic book. Having words for my experience as an ace person is so valuable. I left this book feeling accepted and less alone. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Rape, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Racism

snowypineapples's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

This book is incredible. It's asks us to reconsider consent, sex, intimacy while centering asexual people and letting them know they're not broken, it's ok to not experience sexual desire regardless of the reason or experiences that intertwine with these feelings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Outing

siebensommer's review

challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

No one remarks on the fact that if anyone needs to make up an identity to get out of having sex, that is the bigger problem.
It is a failure of society if anyone needs to say “I have a partner" to turn someone down, and it is a failure of society if anyone needs to invoke a sexual orientation to avoid unwanted sex because saying no doesn't do the job.

a worthy read that makes you think and feel. i found this still put a major focus on a supremacy of relationships between two people over a kinship-oriented approach, at least up until the final chapter - kinda disappointing because the space for a general new view of worthy relationships would have been right there 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Sexual content

takarakei's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

4.5

I highly recommend this book to everyone, especially those in the LGBTQIA+ community and allies. This is a fascinating examination of our wider (mostly American) culture, and how sex obsessed it is. As someone who is alo (not ace), there was so much I gained from listening. I really enjoyed the intersectionality of acephobia and homophobia, racism, ableism, transphobia - basically the oppression of all marginalized groups. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Moderate: Rape, Racism, Transphobia, Sexism, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

sexual content: discussed in generally fairly clinical terms, but as this book deals with sex in society it is the main topic of the book.

ksuazo94's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Biphobia, Sexual assault, and Homophobia