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A review by myk_yeah
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.75
This is an incredible read! Its very captivating and a welcome opportunity to question why we believe what we do about dating, sex, love, and relationships. It not only educates about asexual people's experiences but charts a future where everyone is truly free to say yes or no to sex, without it meaning anything about us.
The book's style is an easily-digestable nonfiction: interwoven with personal narrative, research, and people's stories from interviews. I think it's very approachable for someone new to the topic of human sexuality and did a great job of exploring intersectional identities. The audiobook is also great, but I liked having the physical copy to make underlines.
The piece on queerplatonic relationships almost made me tear up. I'm in a QPP and I basically never hear it talked about unless I'm explaining it to someone. Coming across it in a book was very moving to me.
The book's style is an easily-digestable nonfiction: interwoven with personal narrative, research, and people's stories from interviews. I think it's very approachable for someone new to the topic of human sexuality and did a great job of exploring intersectional identities. The audiobook is also great, but I liked having the physical copy to make underlines.
The piece on queerplatonic relationships almost made me tear up. I'm in a QPP and I basically never hear it talked about unless I'm explaining it to someone. Coming across it in a book was very moving to me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Ableism and Sexual content
Minor: Racism and Sexual assault