Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, And The Meaning Of Sex

"This book affirms the experiences of people who are asexual (aces) – people who are, at best, misunderstood and, at worst, believed to be in need of a “cure.” Ace has a second audience in mind: people who could benefit from deeper reflection on intimacy, romance and sex – which is to say, pretty much all of us. Angela Chen points out that aces, because they subvert norms related to sex, can help everyone else notice societal pressures that they’re too submerged in to see. The book allows us to imagine how much more we could get from our relationships if we were able to free ourselves from restrictive ideas of what we’re supposed to feel and do."