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A review by gemstonejasper
How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual by Rebecca Burgess
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
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual harassment