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Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
55 reviews
perpetualpages's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
CWs: explorations of acephobia; references to domestic terrorism and massacre; some references to sex acts; racial slurs (reported); discussions of rape and rape culture; some mentions of ableism and forced sterilization
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia
Moderate: Sexual content and Ableism
Minor: Racial slurs and Racism
lovely_lisa's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Bullying, Misogyny, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
Minor: Rape
kbergsten's review against another edition
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Racism
Minor: Sexual violence
caseythereader's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
📚 I keep trying to think of what a coherent review of this book would say, and all I can think is "please read this book. Oh my gosh, please read this book."
📚 I came to the realization last year that I am on the asexuality spectrum, and several passages in this book had me in tears because it was describing things I had felt or thought but had never seen anyone else express. This book is all the words I didn't have.
📚 Even if you are not asexual or aromantic, please read this book, for two reasons. One, to gain greater understanding of those who are. And two, because this book pulls apart each strand of what makes up our identities - attraction, drive, romance, etc. - and helps the reader understand how these factors are at play (or not) in their own lives, and how assuming everyone is straight/cisgender/allosexual/etc. while placing behavioral expectations on those identities hurts everyone and holds so many people back from knowing their full selves.
📚 I came to the realization last year that I am on the asexuality spectrum, and several passages in this book had me in tears because it was describing things I had felt or thought but had never seen anyone else express. This book is all the words I didn't have.
📚 Even if you are not asexual or aromantic, please read this book, for two reasons. One, to gain greater understanding of those who are. And two, because this book pulls apart each strand of what makes up our identities - attraction, drive, romance, etc. - and helps the reader understand how these factors are at play (or not) in their own lives, and how assuming everyone is straight/cisgender/allosexual/etc. while placing behavioral expectations on those identities hurts everyone and holds so many people back from knowing their full selves.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, and Transphobia
liteartha's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
as i’ve very recently begun questioning my own potential ace/aro spectrum identity, the emotional impact here has dramatically coloured my reading experience, but this was such a solid read! informative, nuanced, and reflective. i really appreciated the balance between the journalistic writing style and personal anecdotes/insights, as well as the emphasis throughout on the intersections of other identities (gender, race, disability, etc.) within the ace framework
in particular, the section in chapter seven about the concept of QPPs (queerplatonic partners) validated and gave language to an existing partnership in my life in a way that nothing else ever has and quite nearly made me cry at work while listening to the audiobook so thanks for that, angela chen!
in particular, the section in chapter seven about the concept of QPPs (queerplatonic partners) validated and gave language to an existing partnership in my life in a way that nothing else ever has and quite nearly made me cry at work while listening to the audiobook so thanks for that, angela chen!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Ableism, and Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Murder and Homophobia
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