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Helen Hoang is a Vietnamese-American author and has discovered that she and her daughter have Asperger's syndrome (aka on the autism spectrum). She is proof that you can be autistic and can lead a normal life (have a job, get married, have a kid, become a parent). One needs to have an average intelligence to lead a normal life independently. If a person had been autistic and intellectually disabled, then that is a bigger problem.

Oh my god, that guy saying that his girlfriend's PhD is worth nothing because she writes fanfiction belongs in the fucking bin. I think he feels inferior to her, and is trying to find any excuse to put her down because he just can't handle it. Also, he clearly doesn't realise that there are quite a few overlapping skills between the two - the ability to commit and stay focussed, dedication and the ability to construct a narrative/argument. He's SUCH an asshole and I hope she tells everyone about this, because he will never find another girlfriend during his natural lifetime.

you are so cute and sweet i would love to have a friend like you and i liked your thoughts on the book like you considered every scene with consideration i tend to be like that and not jump to negative conclusions so ya love u

This is nonfiction, but I'm currently reading Temple Grandin's "Thinking In Pictures". As far as fiction goes, the only book I've read with a character identified as autistic is Peter May's "The Man With No Face". While that character is not a main one as such, they are significant. Of course that depends if you like crime fiction.

16:03 Tolkien was not an atheist. He was Catholic, and his religion had a lot of influence on his writing. I am not particularly knowledgeable of the influences, but he himself said that LOTR is "fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision" in his letters.

Thank you so much for posting this video! I just found out I’m autistic a few months ago & I love getting these recommendations…I just ordered A Kind of Spark 😊 I’m new to your channel so not sure if you read much adult fantasy, but I highly recommend the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire - amazing neurodivergent & queer representation by an author who is autistic and OCD herself. I also recommend the Murderbot series, apparently Martha Wells only learned she’s autistic when a bunch of autistic readers said they felt represented by Murderbot & that’s how she put it together for herself, which I think is really cool! Neil Gaiman is also autistic & although I’m not sure if he has any characters who are explicitly coded neurodivergent, it still makes me feel great reading his stuff knowing that 😊

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so I guess it is unpopular that I like French flap... it is supposed to be used as a bookmark

I discovered your channel through this video. Happy Reading! 😎📚👍

I really enjoyed the video but I have to make a HUGE correction on something you said: J.R.R. Tolkien was not "a major atheist". He was actually a lifelong devout Catholic, and Lord of the Rings has many biblical elements throughout the story. Maybe you were thinking of another author. Hope this helps 😃. Have a great day!

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Tiktok is a double edge sword. It made reading more popular and accessible. However, the books that are popular on booktok are usually smut romance-fantasy. People are reading more but nit reading not thought-provoking books. I hate French-flaps!

9:49 I haven’t read all of Austen’s books but how can Pride and Prejudice be your least favorite when Sense and Sensibility is right there

5:54 I feel like pop culture references are more tolerable the more recognizable the reference is. If you reference The Godfather or Harry Potter (god forbid), most people are going to get it because they’ve just been solidified in the cultural zeitgeist. Also, in books set in the modern world, it feels weird to me if there AREN’T any recognizable pop culture staples. Like what would the world even be like if Star Wars didn’t come out to completely change the landscape of movie merchandise?

totally agree about book boxes (i’m thinking about going to book only but there’s occasionally something i really want and it sucks me in 😭) and also romantasy- you are so right!!!

In my opinion, TikTok has done damage to the book community more than helped it. It’s a lot more popular to read now but I think that also diluted a lot as well in regard to the quality of writing, printing, etc. it’s sad to see. I got into the book sphere in 2018 and I just don’t like where it’s brought us personally (I also just dislike tik tok as a whole so maybe I’m just bias 😂)

I love your bookshelf, Lily. 🕯

You hit the nail on the head with so many of these, especially the Book Box and TikTok conversations! Also your audio on this is so soothing 💛

I like french flaps on poetry collections as it means I don't need a book mark. It also allows more space for review excerpts from critics which can help give more insight into the poems. I can see why they'd be annoying on fiction books. Enjoyed these topics! I've never bought book boxes or whatever those are. Buying a beautiful edition of a book or a hardback is a good enough treat for me.

I don't know why but 'this universe is beautiful and I could have spent forever in it' really hit me right in the reader heart.

Andrew Joseph White. Trans and autistic. Amazing books; The Spirit Bares it’s teeth and Hell Followed with Us. Another book coming out this year called compound fracture.

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I too need to read Bunny this year or I think I never will. Ohh I've read the first Diviners book but it was ages ago and on audio and I just didn't take it in so I'm going to reread! AHH SEVEN DEVILS. YES. I also need to get to this already haha. I've read Truly Devious but I do need to read the fourth book already

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Sahih Muslim book, I recommend it

I have a point system too! Well I call it a button system, for every 4 books I read or challange i can check off i get a button. For each button i can buy a book, but i am not allowed to buy more than 2 books at a time and need to finish those before buying news books even if i do have some buttons saved up. Seeing the buttons in the jars really motivates me but also keeps me ontrack with reading the books i bought

I DNFd southern book club. 🥱

Hopefully 2024 has less disappointing books 🤞🍊🍊

I totally agree on Spin the dawn. Loved the first half, totally bored during the second half.

As someone who studied translation and works as a translator, Babel was a bit disappointing, the whole magic system felt more like etymology rather than translation and translation studies as an academic field only exists since like the 1950s but I did ignore that for the plot’s sake. The first and the second half felt completely different and the author kept repeating ideas about imperialism, almost as if she didn’t trust that the reader would get it, it got too repetitive (and their ideas regarding colonisation felt more like modern ideas rather than from that time period). Really good idea, okay executed and sometimes it felt like the magic system was being forced a bit bc it wasn’t working like the author meant to

I wasn't keen on Small Pleasures either

I just finished Wayfarers this week and loved it! Will definitely be picking up more Becky Chambers :)

I'm actually such a sucker for the Bridgerton books it's ridiculous, am I gonna have to reread them

I literally used the audiobook of EIMFHKS to fall asleep on a plane ride. I also didnt enjoy TIHYLTTW

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Finally catching up on my comments! It sounds so much lovelier this year! Sorta regret not going now especially as I LOVE Patrick Ness!!

This sounds like an amazing top 20. I don't know how you managed to narrow it down!

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It's time for a book buying ban for me too, fingers crossed for the both of us!!

The absolute smugness because your best book of 2023 was because of little old me

i can’t wait to read the very secret society of irregular witches, the author was so lovely at YALC! my fave books post is coming soon but my fave was probably clytemnestra!! 🫶🏻 🚀

Looks like 2023 was an awesome reading year for you Lily!! Thanks for sharing your views on all of these definitely excited to get to some of these including Books 2 - 4 in the Wayfarerer’s series. I hope that 2024 is another fantastic reading year for you!!

Looks like you had a great reading year! I'm glad you enjoyed Legends and Lattes, I really liked that when I read it. I just recently read both books in the Monk & Robot series and loved them, so I'm keen to get to the Wayfarer's series now.

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loved this!! bromance bookclub sounds fab- i’m gonna add it to my tbr! you have so many fab reads coming up this year!! i’m also planning on getting to jade city this year 🙌🏻

Almost all of these is on my TBR, (though I haven't read "Throne of Glass" or "Twilight"). Kingdom of the Wicked, The Bromance Book Club, Skyward, The Curse Breakers and the Lunar Chronicles are some of the series I want to start. Same with Truly Devious. Seven Devils sounds interesting.

A psalm for the wild built (and it's sequel) is fantastic! I made a 24 in 24 list as well, it's so fun ❤

I love the idea of 24 for 24!!

HAVE YOUR TISSUES READY FOR OVE! It's so good, but it gets SAD in places.