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adillondev's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
While I personally am not the target audience for this book, this is another great 101 book on aromanticism and asexuality.
bookworm_heather's review against another edition
2.0
I appreciate the effort that this book makes in trying to educate for Ace/Aro identities, but I don't think it was accomplished as well as they hoped. It felt very blog/Tumblr heavy, and that can be a detriment (as someone who has frequented that site) to the average person picking this up. In addition, the topics covered were a little all over the place, and most points were covered multiple times, and large chunks of text could've been cut. And the text itself almost felt AI generated at times, if that makes any sense, and there were multiple places where it felt like "word vomit".
So, in general, I believe this book was born from a good place, but needed another crack at editing before it was published.
So, in general, I believe this book was born from a good place, but needed another crack at editing before it was published.
gheron's review
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Very good introduction to asexuality, but depending on how familiar you already are with the community and the orientation, this can be very repetitive. I recommend it as a Asexuality 101, for those who are just setting foot into learning what asexuality is and how one can identify within it, for both aces and allies.
thebookstack's review against another edition
4.0
Many thanks to Netgalley for letting me read an ebook ARC of this!
As someone on the asexual spectrum myself, I was eager to pick this up when I saw it on the Netgalley shelf.
This book by The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project seeks to delve into the process of discovering and embracing being ace or aro. It also intends to enlighten those who know nothing about these identities - teaching them the right terminology and the potential struggles, issues, and possible backlash they face.
'Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity' is exactly what it sets out to be: A guidebook to being on the ace/aro spectrum, and helping those who want to support the ace/aro people in their lives.
Although the writing can seem a little dry at times - as the purpose is to inform and give accurate and understandable facts - this seems very intentional and doesn't detract from its quality.
Its aim is to be a guidebook, and it succeeds.
A lot of effort has gone into collating personal accounts, surveys, and research to accurately present the facts. It's very impressive that - given the amount of variations of ace/aro identities - it manages to clearly and concisely explain the differences and experiences each group face.
I reckoned I knew quite a bit about the topic, but it turns out I knew a lot less than I thought!
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who is coming to terms with being ace/aro, or someone who wants to understand and educate themselves about a group of people who do not get enough representation.
As someone on the asexual spectrum myself, I was eager to pick this up when I saw it on the Netgalley shelf.
This book by The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project seeks to delve into the process of discovering and embracing being ace or aro. It also intends to enlighten those who know nothing about these identities - teaching them the right terminology and the potential struggles, issues, and possible backlash they face.
'Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity' is exactly what it sets out to be: A guidebook to being on the ace/aro spectrum, and helping those who want to support the ace/aro people in their lives.
Although the writing can seem a little dry at times - as the purpose is to inform and give accurate and understandable facts - this seems very intentional and doesn't detract from its quality.
Its aim is to be a guidebook, and it succeeds.
A lot of effort has gone into collating personal accounts, surveys, and research to accurately present the facts. It's very impressive that - given the amount of variations of ace/aro identities - it manages to clearly and concisely explain the differences and experiences each group face.
I reckoned I knew quite a bit about the topic, but it turns out I knew a lot less than I thought!
I'd highly recommend this to anyone who is coming to terms with being ace/aro, or someone who wants to understand and educate themselves about a group of people who do not get enough representation.
rystonlentil43's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Very repetitive, which made the things that were left out seem even stranger. There wasn't a lot of new information for me, but it felt really good to read in a book, and I would recommend this as an introduction for other people.
bbetscher's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed it, but it was quite dry. I think it is a great introductory book for people who have absolutely no clue of their sexual or gender identity, and someone who has never come out as a sexuality or gender other than hetero and cis. I think for me the book was kind of repetitive, and I feel like my confidence as a queer person made it more challenging to read because I have already gone through my own “identify development model” so the discussion felt a bit unnecessary for where I am in life. I would have liked to have more descriptions of terms and whatnot, separate from the glossary. I think that would have been helpful because I’m actually finding myself a bit more confused about what certain things mean and where I fall on the ace spectrum, if I do at all, or if I can say that I do.
Again, I think it’s a good introductory book, but I think I want something more exploratory that will actually help me do the work to really discover my presence on the ace spectrum.
Again, I think it’s a good introductory book, but I think I want something more exploratory that will actually help me do the work to really discover my presence on the ace spectrum.
mfrisk's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
3.0
This is a good read but often felt repetitive at times. I really liked the sections around practical advice in the coming out chapter though and all of the personal quotes from ace folks. Those were probably the best elements.
taranim's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.75
Thank you to NetGalley and to the Ace and Aro Advocacy Project for this eARC, which was given in exchange for an honest review.
I requested this book on NetGalley for many reasons, but one of the biggest ones was because I was intrigued by it. People are so diverse and it is interesting to read a book like this to learn more about where they are coming from. Plus I think we should all do our due diligence to educate ourselves on these experiences when people are facing barriers and difficulties in life because of certain aspects of their identity.
I did learn an awful lot from this book. Asexuality and aromanticism are identities I didn’t know much about before I read this. I feel like I came out of it knowing much more than I thought I would have, especially in terms of how important the internet was and continues to be for members of these communities. Having testimonies from members of the respective communities definitely helped with my understanding some of the things that were discussed in the book.
Each chapter is thorough and very informative, to the point where it is almost academic. This is not negative critique in my case, but I do think it would put a reader off if that is not the type of book they want to use to first dive into the subject.
This is one I read more or less in one sitting, but I feel it is more a guide to dip in and out of as the reader wishes. The extensive appendixes at the back would lend itself greatly to this type of a reading experience.
All in all, I think this is a good book for educating people on ace and aro identities and the issues they face. I’d love to see more books like this pop up in the future, they’re needed.
I requested this book on NetGalley for many reasons, but one of the biggest ones was because I was intrigued by it. People are so diverse and it is interesting to read a book like this to learn more about where they are coming from. Plus I think we should all do our due diligence to educate ourselves on these experiences when people are facing barriers and difficulties in life because of certain aspects of their identity.
I did learn an awful lot from this book. Asexuality and aromanticism are identities I didn’t know much about before I read this. I feel like I came out of it knowing much more than I thought I would have, especially in terms of how important the internet was and continues to be for members of these communities. Having testimonies from members of the respective communities definitely helped with my understanding some of the things that were discussed in the book.
Each chapter is thorough and very informative, to the point where it is almost academic. This is not negative critique in my case, but I do think it would put a reader off if that is not the type of book they want to use to first dive into the subject.
This is one I read more or less in one sitting, but I feel it is more a guide to dip in and out of as the reader wishes. The extensive appendixes at the back would lend itself greatly to this type of a reading experience.
All in all, I think this is a good book for educating people on ace and aro identities and the issues they face. I’d love to see more books like this pop up in the future, they’re needed.