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I love sarah and kayla so much and I thought this was such a perfect little read. They put so many of my thoughts down on paper and so it was great! Also getting to have those little bonus podcast episodes was fun.
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Good, short primer on ace and aro spectrum. Doesn't go very deep, but it's a good, accessible starting place and I appreciate how they woven in some other folks' perspectives to show the diversity of experiences and the spectrum.
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3.25 or 3.5 stars, I think. This was a nice short read, which basically covers most of the basic aspects of aro-aceness in a very general manner. If you're already fully identifying as ace/aro and have read other books on this issue, you won't find anything new here. The authors say early on that the book isn't trying to be a deep academic analysis and that their POV is very much white and cisgendered and you can tell that the book lacks depth. However, I feel like I can't be really mad at the book for that since the authors are mostly self-aware of their own shortcomings.
This book says it's not an Asexuality 101, but it does certainly read like one. You basically get all the classic and most basic talking points when it comes to aro/ace discourse. The book talks about those issues in a very nonchalant, conversational kind of way. There are some good ideas and thoughts there, but nothing too deep and nothing you wouldn't have heard of before. I'm assuming the conversational tone is reminiscent of the authors' podcast, it's a tone that is a little too casual for my liking, but never downright awful to read. I feel like this would be a better book for a younger audience or people who aren't really used to more academic nonfiction.
This book doesn't bring anything new to the table, and it doesn't try to go in depth with the aspects it tries to address. It tries a little too hard to address as many issues as possible, perhaps choosing one or two focus points would've served the book better.
I personally don't think this is a bad book, it just didn't come up with anything I haven't read in other (better) books as well. I think a younger audience or more casual readers who don't know much about aro/aceness could find something here.
This book says it's not an Asexuality 101, but it does certainly read like one. You basically get all the classic and most basic talking points when it comes to aro/ace discourse. The book talks about those issues in a very nonchalant, conversational kind of way. There are some good ideas and thoughts there, but nothing too deep and nothing you wouldn't have heard of before. I'm assuming the conversational tone is reminiscent of the authors' podcast, it's a tone that is a little too casual for my liking, but never downright awful to read. I feel like this would be a better book for a younger audience or people who aren't really used to more academic nonfiction.
This book doesn't bring anything new to the table, and it doesn't try to go in depth with the aspects it tries to address. It tries a little too hard to address as many issues as possible, perhaps choosing one or two focus points would've served the book better.
I personally don't think this is a bad book, it just didn't come up with anything I haven't read in other (better) books as well. I think a younger audience or more casual readers who don't know much about aro/aceness could find something here.
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great book for explaining the basics in a way that is easy to understand but still lighthearted and not condescending. I was already familiar with most of the concepts explored in this book, so i wast the target audience, but still. Should have read this book a few years ago.
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Lots of good info and perspectives even as an aspec person myself, not too long and dense, actually I wish it had been longer, but it was still really good for being short
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I have been wanting to read more books about asexuality, and the first one I read was an incredibly dense book that felt like a university lecture, hard to follow, convoluted and a little confusing. Sounds Fake But Okay, on the other hand, laid out so much information about the asexual spectrum in a way that was clear, concise and engaging. The authors run a podcast on asexuality, and it very much comes through in the writing. This book feels like a friendly conversation. If you want a helpful introduction to the asexuality spectrum, then I highly recommend this book.