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How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess

13 reviews

cursed10fold's review

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emotional funny informative fast-paced

4.0

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readandfindout's review

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informative reflective fast-paced

4.0

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Art: 4 stars

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cedar_wood's review

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Wow, it's kind of scary how much the author and I have in common. It was really comforting to learn how they were able to survive and forge out a happy life despite experiencing ocd and emetophobia. And their experience being asexual was very relatable. It made me grateful that I grew up in a time where it was easier to stumble upon resources about asexuality through the internet. I kind of wish that there was more to the book, because sometimes it felt like I was missing information. But overall I really liked it!

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mockingjayx16's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

4.0

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unluckycat13's review

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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

It's really rare that I relate to a character so much, even when there's so many differences. If I had read this when I was younger it'd probably be very special to me, but even now I enjoyed it greatly. The art is super cute, the story is told well, it's got some cute informational snippets for anyone who needs them.

Minor things like trigger warnings in the front and resources in the back are also very nice touches.

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ashylibrarian's review

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

A moving graphic memoir about growing up in a sex-obsessed world and discovering asexuality.

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gemstonejasper's review

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hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

Great memoir about growing up ace (and with OCD and a severe phobia, which I didn't expect). I recommend it to anyone who feels like they are different but don't know why. Overall, I think this book does a good job demonstrating why diversity is so crucial in media, especially media targeted toward kids. She perfectly describes the feeling of not having words to describe your experience and the only people in media that represent this aspect of you are sociopaths and serial killers. She also describes how she felt the first time she saw this part of herself represented in the media and how more representation will lead to more education and more accepting societies. Anyway, it was a great, fairly quick read

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faithfulcat111's review

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inspiring relaxing medium-paced

4.75

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kelly04's review

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emotional hopeful informative

3.0

With so little representation of aces, the intent of this volume is largely commendable. If you are unfamiliar with asexuality, this memoir does convey the basics of what it is, and largely what not to do when talking about it.

There is also a lot in this memoir that is not about asexuality, and a variety of mental illnesses and struggles are presented. While there are signs it is geared to discuss the titular subject, the memoir overall is, as one might expect, primarily about the various experiences of the author, more so than any external concept.

The volume is approachable and by no means bad; however, as a memoir it lacks the mature introspection and vulnerability of something like Fun Home. It was my impression that the author was too young - either literally or figuratively, as there are hints of profound trauma merely glanced at in one panel late in the volume - to be able to deliver these elements.

Let us simply say: there is a scene where the artist receives feedback from a professor concerning her interpretation of a folk song. As we see, she approached the assignment in good earnest, but in his critique, her professor indicated he found her interpretation rather superficial, and urged her to consider the subject matter underlying the idea more deeply and carefully.

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arachan's review

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emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

A fun exploration of growing up asexual when you don't know what that is. It's a good memoir, nicely capturing the feeling of growing up and how it feels when the people around you don't understand how to relate to you. Glad to buy it.

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