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A review by westerdrumlins
The Bi-ble: Personal Narratives and Essays About Bisexuality by Lauren Nickodemus, Ellen Desmond
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I found this such an accessible and engaging read on personal experiences under the umbrella of bisexuality. I especially loved Robert O'Sullivan's essay on being bi and non-binary, but all the essays were so thought-provoking.
One issue for me was the reference to JKR in Sarah Barnard's essay on looking for bisexual representation in media, which was particularly uncomfortable since it was immediately after a comic panel on being bi and trans. Similarly, there was a reference to Johnny Depp's alleged abuse towards Amber Heard in Laura Clay's essay (in exploring arguments that Heard's bisexuality has been suggested by the media as being a justification of such alleged abuse), but seemed to be a somewhat throw-away line. However, I believe my edition was published in 2019, meaning a lot of the events and nuance related to both of these were yet to happen/become widely publicised. While this is therefore not the fault of the writers/editors, I'd hope that future editions would address this.
Aside from this, I do think the essays presented a range of experiences and would highly recommend it.
Content warnings include:
Discussions of homophobia, biphobia, and xenophobia, sexual assault and rape, and self-harm and suicide.
One issue for me was the reference to JKR in Sarah Barnard's essay on looking for bisexual representation in media, which was particularly uncomfortable since it was immediately after a comic panel on being bi and trans. Similarly, there was a reference to Johnny Depp's alleged abuse towards Amber Heard in Laura Clay's essay (in exploring arguments that Heard's bisexuality has been suggested by the media as being a justification of such alleged abuse), but seemed to be a somewhat throw-away line. However, I believe my edition was published in 2019, meaning a lot of the events and nuance related to both of these were yet to happen/become widely publicised. While this is therefore not the fault of the writers/editors, I'd hope that future editions would address this.
Aside from this, I do think the essays presented a range of experiences and would highly recommend it.
Content warnings include: