Welcome to Litsy!

An accessible and thought-provoking book that shares ace perspectives on feminist politics, disability, race, consent, relationships, and more. I thought the mix of Chen's personal story, those of other aces she interviewed, and her more academic writing on the topics worked really well. The observations that hit me the hardest were those about feminist attitudes to sex, consent and sex in relationships, and rape culture. Recommended!

"If having sex were merely cool, this would have bothered me little. However, sex had also become feminist, and this I cared about. Through a subtle series of twists, like in a game of telephone, sex for liberal women has become more than a way to enjoy ourselves or even prove that we are desirable. Conspicuous consumption of sex has become a way to perform feminist politics."

?? so much interesting food for thought in this book!

I feel like I'm in the minority here, but this just isn't grabbing me despite the very cool concept. I listened to one of her other books as Mira Grant, the one about bloggers covering zombies (actual title??) and felt similarly underwhelmed, although I persevered with that one til the end. But I'm not gonna make the same mistake here! I'm glad to have something widely available with ace representation though. #QueerBooks #AceBooks