Hi everyone!

I know there have been several posts in the past about recs for autistic characters. However, I’ve not had much luck finding autistic coded characters who show traits other than them being socially awkward (the Emily Wilde series was kinda okay because she had a huge special interest, even though it harped on her being socially inept even though everyone doted on her). Like… I want to see books where the characters show other sides of the spectrum.

SO, does anyone have any suggestions for that? Thanks in advance!

What are some of your biggest pet peeves about books themselves?

I, for one, am constantly upset that tables of contents aren't as regular as they used to be, specifically the kind that show pages number, not just chapter titles. I like to see ahead of time if the chapters are longer or shorter so I can better pace my reading. Why are publishers hiding this information from us?? 🤣

I also need the praise on the back of the book to be switched with the summary inside the cover. The praise is always secondary to me, give me the deets! 😂

So curious to see what else annoys you guys lol

Everyone has their own niche expertise and interests. What are some things you've seen in books that you were like 👀 'well that's not correct at all'.

This is inspired by the one post for healthcare workers to describe medical inaccuracies. But I'm also thinking of when actors don't know how to play an instrument and they pretend sooo poorly.

A few examples to start~ I didn't think the linguistics of Project Hail Mary checked out at all. Especially the part where he was able to get Rocky to approximate his name Grace with their limited understanding of each other's languages.

I recently read Wild Dark Shore and there was a part where a character was wearing a wet suit for arctic water temps and I was like mmm.... maybe a dry suit would be more appropriate?

What elseeee, oh my goodness. People often get international politics (especially Chinese politics!!!) so wrong. In The End of Men the author tried to say that Beijing declared independence, when Beijing is the capital??? The book as a whole is soo inaccurate and wrong in so many ways and fields lol. I have to stop myself from venting about this book.

I love seeing people talk about things they are passionate about and their expertise! Please share with the class your most egregious or funny examples ❤️🤓🧠

How many books do you guys read at a time? And how do you decide when to read them? Do you pick a book for during the day & then one during the night?