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A review by callmekt
Is Love the Answer? by Uta Isaki
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Take several textbook definitions of asexuality and smash it in your face a couple times. That's kind of what reading this book felt like to me, an asexual.
This is definitely a book meant to educate others. Good to lend to a friend so long as it's accompanied by the phrase "This is more educational content than a feel-good, heartwarming story."
If you take the character interactions as scripts, you have some nice words to use for when you are confronted with acephobia and arophobia in your daily life. Unfortunately, each interaction presents the best-case scenario for each one. IRL, you'll have to prepare yourself to convince others more (or maybe I just have a stubborn family).
Read entirely in a single evening.
This is definitely a book meant to educate others. Good to lend to a friend so long as it's accompanied by the phrase "This is more educational content than a feel-good, heartwarming story."
If you take the character interactions as scripts, you have some nice words to use for when you are confronted with acephobia and arophobia in your daily life. Unfortunately, each interaction presents the best-case scenario for each one. IRL, you'll have to prepare yourself to convince others more (or maybe I just have a stubborn family).
Read entirely in a single evening.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Sexual assault
Sexual assault happens briefly at the very beginning and doesn't happen the rest of the book.
Acephobia and arophobia rampant because the book is dedicated to educating you on asexuality. Which means dismantling some common acephobic thoughts.