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I think this book had a bit of an audience issue— it felt quite 101 like to me but also seemed to be for the ace community, so maybe those who are newly aware? I don’t know.
It was interesting and I guess it’s still also at the point of not being enough out there that this is a valuable resource, and it was very easy to read
It was interesting and I guess it’s still also at the point of not being enough out there that this is a valuable resource, and it was very easy to read
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As someone who has been exploring their sexual identity and considers themselves on the asexual spectrum, this book was exactly what I needed. While I'm aware of the umbrella of sexual and romantic identities within the aspec community, hearing others talk about what those identities mean to them and how they look helps them make a lot more sense than a simple dictionary definition. This book covers relationships that are sexual, romantic, platonic, friends, and family, discusses kink and polyamory in relation to aspec living, and more. There was so much I hadn't considered before and now have a better grasp on; for such a small book it contains a lot of useful information and I pretty much devoured it. If you're questioning your own identity or are an ally looking to educate yourself, I would highly recommend starting here.
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As an ace-spec person myself, the title of this one immediately snagged me - it's not universal, but damn if "sounds fake but okay" is not a widespread ace (or aro) reaction to allonormative (and amatonormative) everything.
However, while this book was interesting, I can't say that I recommend it. The most pervasive item that makes me say so is the entire theme of "aspec lenses" - the theme of the book, really; asking you to look through an aspec lens at the world, always - which is not a bad thing. When it was presented there was even a specific if you read this and felt superior to allos, please pipe down.
. . .and then the entire rest of the book proceeded to present it in such a way that it very much felt like aspec is superior, looking at things from an aspec perspective/through those lenses (which perspective/how to look was never actually defined or guided through) was the best/only way to really get a look at society both how it is and how it should be - regardless of the occasional reminders that all of this about aspec folks doesn't mean that allonormative or amatonormative or "expected" relationships and life goals are lesser or bad.
However, while this book was interesting, I can't say that I recommend it. The most pervasive item that makes me say so is the entire theme of "aspec lenses" - the theme of the book, really; asking you to look through an aspec lens at the world, always - which is not a bad thing. When it was presented there was even a specific if you read this and felt superior to allos, please pipe down.
. . .and then the entire rest of the book proceeded to present it in such a way that it very much felt like aspec is superior, looking at things from an aspec perspective/through those lenses (which perspective/how to look was never actually defined or guided through) was the best/only way to really get a look at society both how it is and how it should be - regardless of the occasional reminders that all of this about aspec folks doesn't mean that allonormative or amatonormative or "expected" relationships and life goals are lesser or bad.