This book is so important to me, especially because I'm someone who identifies as asexual. It's not something I talk about super often cause I'm still figuring it out if I'm being honest, but it is books like these that mean so much to me because it helps me feel so normal and so seen. It's just so ...more
Wow, wow, wow...I'm not even sure where to begin. I'd like to preface this review with the fact that I don't know if I identify as ace. There's still a lot of things about me that I'm trying to figure out. With that being said, if there are any ownvoices reviews of this book I would recommend listen...more
This book put so many things into perspective for me. Things I didn't realize about my own ace experience. When Chen said that most asexual women go through a period of identifying as gay because they don't feel sexual attraction toward men. Only to realize later on that they don't have sexual attra ...more
I'm always striving to grow as a person and expand my knowledge base, and the one area of queer spectrum that I probably need the most education in is asexuality. I've read nearly two dozen romance books with asexual characters, but I've never read a non-fiction book about asexuality until now.
So appreciated this highly readable and thought-provoking book about asexuality. Angela Chen writes in an understandable and intelligent way about the nuanced and non-homogenous forms of asexuality, focusing on how we live in a society that glorifies sexual desire as default. I loved the many clear ...more
I really didn't want to write this review. I feel like some kind of traitor to the ace community for rating this anything lower than 5 stars, since it has so many glowing reviews. And it did have a lot of merit – I love how stories of POC and disabled ace people were featured.
I wish I had this book as a teenager - amazing discussions about the intersections of race, sexuality and desire. I would love to read another non-fiction book like this with a focus on black girlhood/womanhood and asexuality. ...more