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Ace by Angela  Chen
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it was amazing
bookshelves: non-fiction, queer-bipoc, lgbtq, favorites

This is a short and engaging work of nonfiction which examines the impacts of compulsive sexuality and sexual norms. Angela Chen interviewed hundreds of people who identify within the ace spectrum, from other writers and researchers to podcasters to college students. I was particularly glad to read the chapters digging into the intersection of asexuality with disability, and the intersection of asexuality with race. The end theme of the book is simple: all of us would be more free to pursue our genuine desires if we strip away the assumptions around sex and relationships, and decide what it is we actually want, even if that doesn't looks like what society expects.
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Reading Progress

September 27, 2020 – Shelved
September 27, 2020 – Shelved as: to-read
December 3, 2020 – Started Reading
December 5, 2020 –
page 56
26.67%
December 6, 2020 –
page 85
40.48%
December 7, 2020 –
page 107
50.95%
December 14, 2020 – Shelved as: non-fiction
December 14, 2020 – Shelved as: queer-bipoc
December 14, 2020 – Shelved as: lgbtq
December 14, 2020 – Finished Reading
May 1, 2022 – Shelved as: favorites

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