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Books like How to Be Ace

A candid, deeply validating graphic memoir about the messy, anxious, and ultimately joyful journey of figuring out who you aren't, so you can embrace who you are. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with How to Be Ace.

anxious
introspective
hopeful
affirming

01
Ace
Angela Chen
An affirming, paradigm-shifting read that dismantles societal assumptions about desire and invites you to reimagine intimacy on your own terms.
Shares:
- affirming
- vulnerable
02
Gender Queer
Maia Kobabe
A deeply vulnerable, beautifully illustrated journey through the messy, confusing, and ultimately joyful process of finding the right words for who you are.
Shares:
- anxious
- introspective
- affirming
- earnest
03
Times I Knew I Was Gay
Eleanor Crewes
A gentle, funny, and deeply relatable exploration of the messy, non-linear journey to figuring out you're queer.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
04
Tomboy
Liz Prince
A funny, heartfelt exploration of the messy middle ground between boyhood and girlhood, fueled by punk rock and adolescent angst.
Feels:
- angsty
- rebellious
- nostalgic
05
Many love
Sophie Lucido Johnson
A warm, illustrated invitation to rethink everything you know about romance, jealousy, and the shape of a happy life.
Shares:
- earnest
- witty
- vulnerable
06
Gender outlaw
Kate Bornstein · 1994
A playful, mind-altering manifesto that invites you to completely dismantle everything you thought you knew about gender.
Shares:
- earnest
- conversational
07
It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth
Zoe Thorogood
A brutally honest, visually explosive plunge into the mind of an artist trying to draw her way out of the dark.
Shares:
- vulnerable
08
Welcome to St. Hell
Lewis Hancox
A funny, tender, and unflinchingly honest look back at the messy, awkward crucible of growing up trans in a small town.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
- candid
09
Ghost World
Daniel Clowes
A sharp, melancholy portrait of the exact moment a childhood friendship begins to dissolve into the ether of adulthood.
Feels:
- melancholy
- restless
- alienated
10
Redefining realness
Janet Mock
An intimate, unflinching, and ultimately triumphant journey of claiming one's truth and bodily autonomy against all odds.
Shares:
- hopeful
- earnest
- vulnerable
11
Spinning
Tillie Walden
A quiet, visually stunning journey through the chill of the ice rink and the warmth of finding your own voice.
Shares:
- earnest
- vulnerable
12
Good Talk
Mira Jacob
A sharp, tender, and deeply relatable exploration of the impossible questions we ask the people we love.
Shares:
- anxious
- vulnerable
- candid

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