How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual
Rebecca Burgess
Brave, witty and empowering, this graphic memoir follows Rebecca as she navigates her asexual identity and mental health in a world obsessed with sex. From school to work to relationships, this book offers an unparalleled insight into asexuality. 'When I was in school, everyone got to a certain age where they became interested in talking about only one thing: boys, girls and sex. Me though? I was only interested in comics.' Growing up, Rebecca assumes sex is just a scary new thing they will 'grow into' as they get older, but when they leave school, start working and do grow up, they start to wonder why they don't want to have sex with other people. In this brave, hilarious and empowering graphic memoir, we follow Rebecca as they navigate a culture obsessed with sex—from being bullied at school and trying to fit in with friends, to forcing themself into relationships and experiencing anxiety and OCD—before coming to understand and embrace their asexual identity.
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0I long to read more books like this. I learned so much. I feel like now I have more knowledge to help my friend. This book also thought me something's about myself.
Essentially the main character has always felt different and was treated like an outcast. For her hair being curly and messy or she just didn't look like or was interested in what everyone else was. She couldn't understand the obsession that other girls had with finding boyfriends and kissing and sex.
When she got out of high school and went to college she did a little exploring. Kissed a girl and didn't like it, then she thought well maybe I have to like the person so she kissed a boy and still didn't like it.
This book was also about her anxiety and OCD. She would do things a specific way in order to feel safe. Anxiety takes over at night and would last for about 3 hours. She would wake up feeling exhausted but still continued her routine.
I absolutely think more books like this should be written. Creating a safe space for those of us who feels like outcast because we simply don't fit the 'norm'. Great job!
0How to be Ace
Overall Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ :halfstar:(3.5/5) or 7.0/10 overall
Characters - 7
Atmosphere - 7
Writing - 8
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 7
Logic - 7
Enjoyment - 6
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