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informative
fast-paced
I'm not entirely sure who the target audience is supposed to be here. The book feels like it was written for the listeners of the podcast, but at the same time it is really just an introduction to asexuality.
Which is fine! But entirely unnecessary if you've listenend to the podcast and/or are on the ace spectrum yourself, as there won't be anything new in this book for you.
Which is fine! But entirely unnecessary if you've listenend to the podcast and/or are on the ace spectrum yourself, as there won't be anything new in this book for you.
Whew I have a lot of feelings about this one. I had high hopes but there were just one too many issues I wasn't able to look past. I was hoping this book would provide information in a more researched and inclusive way but felt more like a train of thought processing monologue more suitable for a podcast.
This book is written from a very limited scope (i.e. cis white women from the US) and while it's technically a book about asexuality, it really left me underwhelmed considering the potential this kind of book has in the queer/ LGBTQ+ nonfiction genre.
In all honesty, the biggest turn off to this book was the reference to JK Rowling, attempting to breeze past her transphobic behavior in favor of "hope and comfort so many trans people have gotten" from HP. Keeping this in a book written in our current climate is careless and disappointing at best.
*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me an EARC in exchange for an honest review.
This book is written from a very limited scope (i.e. cis white women from the US) and while it's technically a book about asexuality, it really left me underwhelmed considering the potential this kind of book has in the queer/ LGBTQ+ nonfiction genre.
In all honesty, the biggest turn off to this book was the reference to JK Rowling, attempting to breeze past her transphobic behavior in favor of "hope and comfort so many trans people have gotten" from HP. Keeping this in a book written in our current climate is careless and disappointing at best.
*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me an EARC in exchange for an honest review.
informative
fast-paced
challenging
informative
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reflective
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Content Warnings
Minor: Misogyny, Acephobia/Arophobia
This was missing something. I tried to get into it and I just didn’t feel like I was learning anything new or substantial.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
I came to this book completely unfamiliar with Costello and Kaszyca, as well as their podcast, and I was pleasantly surprised by the depth and breadth of the contents. They do a great job of explaining the variation within the aspectrum in a way that is accessible for aspec readers and those who are entirely new to the topic. Costello and Kaszyca have different orientations and perspectives, and they also collect the voices of dozens of other ace and aro people to provide a robust portrayal of the community. While some of the book is about sex and relationships, you'll also find sections on housing, parenting, friendship, and other topics. By encouraging readers to put on "purple lenses" and consider this from an asexual/aromantic point of view, the authors highlight some major biases in the way society assumes everyone is equally interested in "the relationship escalator," an upward trajectory of intimacy.
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