nachtvlucht reviewed The Invisible Orientation by Julie Sondra Decker
What if you weren't sexually attracted to anyone?
A growing number of people are identifying …
Review of 'The invisible orientation' on 'Storygraph'
2 stars
I can only recommend the first two parts of this book. It makes for a good beginner's introduction to asexuality. However, skip the other parts, especially the third, because it gets extremely repetitive and the writing itself is not... great. It could have been more concise to my taste. I ended up skimming a lot. Just skip or pick out any sections that interest you from the index.
As it is an introduction to asexuality, there isn't much depth to the book for asexuals. Much of the information can also be found on the internet. In addition, the claims/opinions feel outdated despite only being published in 2014, and it will only increase even more so after this.
Lastly, I don't understand the inclusion of (Author's Note: [...]) rather than making use of footnotes. What is this? An early 00s fanfic? It really took me out of the text.
As it is an introduction to asexuality, there isn't much depth to the book for asexuals. Much of the information can also be found on the internet. In addition, the claims/opinions feel outdated despite only being published in 2014, and it will only increase even more so after this.
Lastly, I don't understand the inclusion of (Author's Note: [...]) rather than making use of footnotes. What is this? An early 00s fanfic? It really took me out of the text.
