A review by bashsbooks
Bi: The Hidden Culture, History, and Science of Bisexuality by Julia Shaw
hopeful
informative
slow-paced
3.75
This book is informative... to a newly bisexual person entering the community or a particularly good ally. But the advertising made me hopeful that it would be more for someone like me (someone who has been out and entrenched in the bisexual community for a long time). And while I did not feel unwelcome to this book, much of its contents were explaining things I already knew. Therefore, I recommend it as a touchstone and basic primer for bi studies.
*Also, this book treats all multisexual identities as falling 'under the bi umbrella', so if you are pan, poly, omni, etc. this book was written with you in mind, but you may not enjoy the bi-prioritization in the language.
*Also, this book treats all multisexual identities as falling 'under the bi umbrella', so if you are pan, poly, omni, etc. this book was written with you in mind, but you may not enjoy the bi-prioritization in the language.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Biphobia
Minor: Bullying, Sexism, Violence, Racism, Ableism, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Mental illness, and Rape
All of the content warnings are discussed in an academic sense; they are not described directly in detail as if someone is experiencing them, but rather, the author goes into depth about the vulerabilities of the bisexual (and queer) community.