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Reviews tagging 'Ableism'
Ace Voices: What it Means to Be Asexual, Aromantic, Demi or Grey-Ace by Eris Young
3 reviews
celestepaed's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
I feel like this book had a pretty even balance of discussing the different experiences of asexual people and aromantic people and all the places where they might interact. I loved that there were discussion questions at the end of each section because it really got me to think about how I interact with the my own asexuality beyond just seeing my experience represented on the page.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexism, Racism, and Mental illness
Minor: Ableism, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence
sarahna's review
emotional
informative
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Medical content
mfrisk's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
It’s hard to rate a book which discusses people’s personal experiences. I did have some good takeaways from this read but I think the main reason I’m rating it lower is because it dragged a lot for me due to the formatting and style. It feels a bit disjointed going from the authors own thoughts to huge chunks of quotes from other people (while we don’t ever fully get to know) and then homework questions. I wanted to like this more than I did but the formatting and then the ending not fully wrapping up the ideas in the book made it fall a bit flat for me compared to other books I’ve read with similar topics recently.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Ableism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Sexism, Lesbophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual harassment, and Biphobia
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