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The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
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An introduction to the Romantasy genre, these books are part of the cultural zeitgeist or the 'canon' that many would recognize. Look for more niche titles in later Starter Pack volumes.
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)
Sarah J. Maas
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The Foxhole Court (All for the Game, #1)
Nora Sakavic
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Things We Never Got Over (Knockemout, #1)
Lucy Score
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A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor (The Carls, #2)
Hank Green
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Knock Knock (From Nothing, #3)
Nordika Night
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Quirky neurodivergent coded kidz
Mostly books with characters that gave vibes of being on the spectrum- as someone in it myself. (Some are canon diagnosed)
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Although I generally think it is best when an author can explicitly state that a character is neurodivergent, I understand that we have only had terminology that allows this for a few decades — and even that terminology is ever-changing as we understand what neurodivergence more. After reading Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, whose main character resonates with many neurodivergent readers, I started to wonder about other books with neurodivergent “coded” characters, especially those which were written in times when we did not have terms like autism, ADHD, and OCD.
I’m thinking maybe I’d like to make a list of such books, and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for said list?
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DNF at 10/318 pages, 3%
This book could perhaps take the trophy for ”Quickest to Earn a DNF from honeydijon” at a mere 10 pages in.
I have been looking forward to this title since I got it in my Aardvark box back in November 2024. I was drawn in by the book’s synopsis, given my interest in literary themes of mother-child relationships and generational trauma. So imagine my surprise when I found I couldn’t even finish the first chapter!
The cliche adage when you know, you know applies to more than real world relationships, it also applies to DNFing books. I know books take time to set up, so I generally do not give up so quickly but it is also a problem as a reader if I find myself immediately disinterested. I specifically felt the dialogue came across as forced.
In wondering if another cliche of it’s not you, it’s me applied to this book, I peeked at some reviews on the evil website (Goodreads, since there aren’t a ton of reviews here on PB) and came across one from a user called what.jill.reads in the 1 stars that confirmed my decision. She highlighted that in the acknowledgements of this book, the author literally says “I would also like to acknowledge the sources of several unattributed quotations I buried in conversations. They may not be exact. People misremember.” I’m aghast. She goes on to list 13 different authors whose work she wove into her own unattributed, and then goes on to say ”If you find them all (and any I missed), let me know.”
I’m so glad I didn’t spend any more time on this.
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I like my castles cold, my moors windswept, and my heroines swooning.
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The Fall of the House of Usher
Edgar Allan Poe
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The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe