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A review by dyingotters
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
3.0
Getting the problems out of the way: I'm not fond of the writing style, I definitely did not find the essay/memoir/interview mixture format effective. The concepts she's presenting as "new information" are not new to me which made the reading experience kind of boring. I've been asexual for quite a few years and I was pretty involved in the community, but if I were to read this book three years ago when things like AVEN, allonormativity, or intersectional queerness were all relatively new ideas to me, I would've enjoyed it more. But since I read it now, I cannot tell you how much I learned, or could relate to from this book, which was unexpected since me and the author are both asexual and chinese.
I really do appreciate how comprehensive this book is to introducing people to asexuality. She presented information in a way that's easily understandable, and I can imagine how it could be accessible to people new to asexuality/queer studies, younger people, ESL people, etc. I finally read this book after years of it being on my to-read list because I saw that the bookstore had it, and I've witnessed other people buying this book too. I can imagine how this book can act as people's introduction to asexuality, eventually opening up deeper discussions.
I really do appreciate how comprehensive this book is to introducing people to asexuality. She presented information in a way that's easily understandable, and I can imagine how it could be accessible to people new to asexuality/queer studies, younger people, ESL people, etc. I finally read this book after years of it being on my to-read list because I saw that the bookstore had it, and I've witnessed other people buying this book too. I can imagine how this book can act as people's introduction to asexuality, eventually opening up deeper discussions.