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How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess
4 reviews
emily_mh's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
I liked the art style of this one and the memoir narrative. It was also intensely relatable for me personally. However, there was something missing and I can’t quite put my finger on it. It might be that the premise is framed as coming to terms with your asexuality, when in reality it focusses more on discovering your asexuality.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Alcohol
Minor warnings for imprisonment, theft, disownment. Moderate warnings for disordered eating and internalised acephobia. HP reference.anniereads221's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
fast-paced
5.0
This made me feel so seen
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Acephobia/Arophobia
Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Rape
HP reference OCD and Anxiety Talk of Sexkharlan3's review
(graphic memoir, asexual). I love this drawing style! The depicted experience of asexuality is pretty different than mine, though there is a little overlap, and I really appreciate getting to read about different ace experiences.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Bullying
valereads's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
5.0
I bought this graphic memoir as a gift for my aroace sister but wanted to give it a read for myself before giving it to her and I'm so glad I did.
A well told and inspiring story about learning to love yourself and accept where you are in life. I'm not asexual myself but this helped me to better understand the asexual experience. I also saw some of myself in the portrayal of OCD and autism in this book.
Content warnings for allusions to domestic abuse, multiple mentions of sexual assault, bullying, emotophobia, and panic attacks.
A well told and inspiring story about learning to love yourself and accept where you are in life. I'm not asexual myself but this helped me to better understand the asexual experience. I also saw some of myself in the portrayal of OCD and autism in this book.
Content warnings for allusions to domestic abuse, multiple mentions of sexual assault, bullying, emotophobia, and panic attacks.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit