Reviews with content warning for Rape - Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

Wow this book was amazing! Made me rethink my own experiences and social scripts. This book reaffirmed my past experiences and helped me affirm that sex isn't everything. Especially, being a college student in a hookup culture. This book is an important read for asexuals, allosexuals and people inbetween.

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zackarinareads's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective

5.0

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angela_p's review

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informative medium-paced

4.5

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This has plenty of information about asexuality and it best serves as a starting point to learning. There is some nuance within conversations about asexuality and differing experiences under the same label. I wish there was a bit more exploration into those people who are entirely sex-repulsed or sex-negative. It feels like a lot of detail went into sex-positive and sex-neutral before going "eh some people just hate sex."
The writing style was just okay. It isn't the most grabbing but there are moments that resonated with me. I managed to enjoy the read despite a few organizational quirks.

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abitofcourage's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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zgreyz's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

i loved this read.
love that it talks about so many different experiences of asexuality and deconstructed so much around it. found a lot of it very affirming and helpful for sure

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giest's review

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informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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