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A review by sophiesometimesreads
A Quick & Easy Guide to Asexuality by Will Hernandez, Molly Muldoon
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
This did what it said on the cover and was a quick and easy guide to asexuality. It didn't go in depth to a lot of the aspects of asexuality but it wasn't meant to, so that's fine.
Sometimes this did lean more into anecdotal responses regarding asexuality moreso than factual, though, so those unfamiliar with asexuality and reading this as educational may want to take that into consideration.
There were also a couple of contentious things mentioned. The A in LGBTQIA+ section was a bit iffy to me, as the A does stand for asexual, aromantic, agender, and does not stand for ally. The book says it's "unsure" what the A stands for but it has always stood for non-allocishet A identities, not ally. It also contractied itself a couple times, like saying asexuality is defined by attraction not action but including action (or lack thereof) when defining asexuality later on.
I also don't know if the graphic novel format did anything extra for this book than a novel or short PDF could, given it was mostly in talking heads format, but that's not to say the art itself was bad.
I did like the extra references at the end for further reading and the disclaimers at the start.
Overall, it did what it said on the cover and was a quick and easily digestible introduction to asexuality, though it did have a few flaws in doing so. I would still recommend it as an introduction but encourage others to do more reading on the topic through other sources and books.
Sometimes this did lean more into anecdotal responses regarding asexuality moreso than factual, though, so those unfamiliar with asexuality and reading this as educational may want to take that into consideration.
There were also a couple of contentious things mentioned. The A in LGBTQIA+ section was a bit iffy to me, as the A does stand for asexual, aromantic, agender, and does not stand for ally. The book says it's "unsure" what the A stands for but it has always stood for non-allocishet A identities, not ally. It also contractied itself a couple times, like saying asexuality is defined by attraction not action but including action (or lack thereof) when defining asexuality later on.
I also don't know if the graphic novel format did anything extra for this book than a novel or short PDF could, given it was mostly in talking heads format, but that's not to say the art itself was bad.
I did like the extra references at the end for further reading and the disclaimers at the start.
Overall, it did what it said on the cover and was a quick and easily digestible introduction to asexuality, though it did have a few flaws in doing so. I would still recommend it as an introduction but encourage others to do more reading on the topic through other sources and books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia
Minor: Mental illness