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Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
funny
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
1.5
Chika has often been treated like an alien for not having any interest in romantic and sexual relationships. When she comes to college, she hopes to build friendships that don't center around romance talk much but she quickly finds out that college isn't really different from high school on that front.
However, she meets a very intriguing professor who helps her find tools to understand herself more. Begins a journey of finding out if love and romance are really as important as everyone makes them out to be, or if there are other answers out there.
This manga was quite cute and I appreciate the fact that it shows that identity doesn't have to be limited by labels, rather they are tools to help us understand ourselves more and to help us talk about it.
It's very straight to the point in its approach in a way that almost makes it feel like an Asexuality 101 course, which isn't bad but I prefer books to have more substance.
That aspect kind of improved toward the end but then, some wording around the topic of boundaries and consent rubbed me the wrong way. I felt like that aspect of the story was too ambiguous, because it was treated in a somewhat silly way that doesn't fit the seriousness of the topic, in my opinion.
Still, it was a very sweet book, the art is good and I loved seeing Chika finally having friends who she could be comfortable with.
I'm not too sure if I would recommend this unfortunately because I feel like a lot could've been better about this story, but it's a relatively quick read so it might be worth a try!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC, all opinions are my own.
However, she meets a very intriguing professor who helps her find tools to understand herself more. Begins a journey of finding out if love and romance are really as important as everyone makes them out to be, or if there are other answers out there.
This manga was quite cute and I appreciate the fact that it shows that identity doesn't have to be limited by labels, rather they are tools to help us understand ourselves more and to help us talk about it.
It's very straight to the point in its approach in a way that almost makes it feel like an Asexuality 101 course, which isn't bad but I prefer books to have more substance.
That aspect kind of improved toward the end but then, some wording around the topic of boundaries and consent rubbed me the wrong way. I felt like that aspect of the story was too ambiguous, because it was treated in a somewhat silly way that doesn't fit the seriousness of the topic, in my opinion.
Still, it was a very sweet book, the art is good and I loved seeing Chika finally having friends who she could be comfortable with.
I'm not too sure if I would recommend this unfortunately because I feel like a lot could've been better about this story, but it's a relatively quick read so it might be worth a try!
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the e-ARC, all opinions are my own.