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A review by monarchsandmyths
A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Molly Muldoon
4.0
Thank you to Limerence Press and Netgalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
I’m a super big fan of short, accessible nonfiction books, especially in queer spaces, and this book definitely fits in this category! This book definitely achieves its title, and I think it does about the best it can with 72 pages to address an extremely nuanced topic for the most part.
Written by two ace people who are essentially outing themselves to publish it, it really speaks to how little society acknowledges ace people or allows them to speak about their own experiences in the few times these things come up. We need more things like this, where ace people get to tell their own stories, and even where they don’t necessarily have to out themselves to do so.
Ultimately, this is pretty easy to follow, and could benefit anyone from younger ages to adults who truly have no knowledge on the topic. I do wish that there had been some more overt acknowledgement of how ace people are queer, especially considering it touches on the topic of being excluded from the LGBTQ+ community. There are also a few moments where some statements felt more reductive than necessary.
A good intro for those learning about their identity in the beginning, or just going into the topic!
I’m a super big fan of short, accessible nonfiction books, especially in queer spaces, and this book definitely fits in this category! This book definitely achieves its title, and I think it does about the best it can with 72 pages to address an extremely nuanced topic for the most part.
Written by two ace people who are essentially outing themselves to publish it, it really speaks to how little society acknowledges ace people or allows them to speak about their own experiences in the few times these things come up. We need more things like this, where ace people get to tell their own stories, and even where they don’t necessarily have to out themselves to do so.
Ultimately, this is pretty easy to follow, and could benefit anyone from younger ages to adults who truly have no knowledge on the topic. I do wish that there had been some more overt acknowledgement of how ace people are queer, especially considering it touches on the topic of being excluded from the LGBTQ+ community. There are also a few moments where some statements felt more reductive than necessary.
A good intro for those learning about their identity in the beginning, or just going into the topic!