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Thank you to NetGalley and Abrams Press for giving me an eGalley to review.
I am so deeply, genuinely happy this book exists. I needed something like this earlier in my life as it was such an eye-opener to me. While I've been proudly openly bi for a little over a decade now, there was so much I just didn't know. Every time I heard about how deep the biphobia is in the community I was always confused because yes, I have heard some of the classic biphobic lines before in some relatively benign interactions, but not to the degree that it was full-on discourse and I certainly (thankfully) never had a vitriolic reaction to my bisexuality (though I have experienced the awful, accusatory homophobia that comes when people of the same gender find out you like the same gender). This book helped me learn what actually is going on (and to what extent) when it comes to how we are viewed and treated by the rest of the world, as well as our history. I knew some of the history already, but this book went further, and I lost count of the amount of bookmarks I made in the NetGalley app when reading. No doubt when I get the physical copy there will be sticky note flags sticking out everywhere so I can reference it with ease.
I think this book is incredibly important and I not only want a physical copy for myself but I really want a copy of it in our library, so others can use it to better understand themselves or someone they know. Truly, I believe EVERYONE should read this, regardless of orientation. We really need that understanding more than ever. Seriously, I can go on and on but I don't think I could ever talk enough about how great this book is. I just want to thank Julia Shaw for writing it.
I am so deeply, genuinely happy this book exists. I needed something like this earlier in my life as it was such an eye-opener to me. While I've been proudly openly bi for a little over a decade now, there was so much I just didn't know. Every time I heard about how deep the biphobia is in the community I was always confused because yes, I have heard some of the classic biphobic lines before in some relatively benign interactions, but not to the degree that it was full-on discourse and I certainly (thankfully) never had a vitriolic reaction to my bisexuality (though I have experienced the awful, accusatory homophobia that comes when people of the same gender find out you like the same gender). This book helped me learn what actually is going on (and to what extent) when it comes to how we are viewed and treated by the rest of the world, as well as our history. I knew some of the history already, but this book went further, and I lost count of the amount of bookmarks I made in the NetGalley app when reading. No doubt when I get the physical copy there will be sticky note flags sticking out everywhere so I can reference it with ease.
I think this book is incredibly important and I not only want a physical copy for myself but I really want a copy of it in our library, so others can use it to better understand themselves or someone they know. Truly, I believe EVERYONE should read this, regardless of orientation. We really need that understanding more than ever. Seriously, I can go on and on but I don't think I could ever talk enough about how great this book is. I just want to thank Julia Shaw for writing it.