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Loveless
by Alice Oseman
DNF at the 200 page mark.
While I understand that representation does not automatically conclude relatability, our main character Georgia has veered so far away from relatability she is now in annoyance territory. She is one of the most emotionally incompetent characters I've ever had the misfortune to meet. She is oblivious, and does not care to alleviate that obliviousness, to the detriment of both herself and the people around her. She knows something is up, but all she does is tuck her head in the sand and pretends if she just tries hard enough it'll go away. She takes no initiative, and is just, annoying to the point of absurdity. She does not know how to use Google, she has spent her entire teenage years on Archive of Our Own (and presumably the queer side of Tumblr and Pinterest) and has never encountered any definitions of Asexuality. She must be legally blind to ignore the Glaringly Obvious Signs that are right in front of her. She is so hellbent on ignoring the truth it has become less "girl forcing herself to conform to social dictations of amatonormativity (everyone should be in a relationship because romantic relationships are The Best)" and more "girl is stupid."
I do not have patience for this type of fictional characters. Maybe this is a good intro guide to asexuality for non-ace people, but for me, as an asexual person looking for relatable representations, it did absolutely nothing for me besides making me waste $20.
While I understand that representation does not automatically conclude relatability, our main character Georgia has veered so far away from relatability she is now in annoyance territory. She is one of the most emotionally incompetent characters I've ever had the misfortune to meet. She is oblivious, and does not care to alleviate that obliviousness, to the detriment of both herself and the people around her. She knows something is up, but all she does is tuck her head in the sand and pretends if she just tries hard enough it'll go away. She takes no initiative, and is just, annoying to the point of absurdity. She does not know how to use Google, she has spent her entire teenage years on Archive of Our Own (and presumably the queer side of Tumblr and Pinterest) and has never encountered any definitions of Asexuality. She must be legally blind to ignore the Glaringly Obvious Signs that are right in front of her. She is so hellbent on ignoring the truth it has become less "girl forcing herself to conform to social dictations of amatonormativity (everyone should be in a relationship because romantic relationships are The Best)" and more "girl is stupid."
I do not have patience for this type of fictional characters. Maybe this is a good intro guide to asexuality for non-ace people, but for me, as an asexual person looking for relatable representations, it did absolutely nothing for me besides making me waste $20.