Hi! I struggle with unmedicated ADHD and have not read a full book since I was 14, but I used to be the kid who ate up 300 or so pages in an afternoon. I’ve been too discouraged by my difficulty reading to try to pursue reading again, but I’ve made some self-improvement resolutions this year, which includes reading 2 books a month.
When I still read, I loved Goosebumps, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, the Kane Chronicles, Eragon/Inheritance Cycle, Harry Potter, and Twilight. I’m interested in suggestions that include fantasy, romance, horror, and mystery, as seen above, but I am also open to other genres and do not plan to limit myself to fiction.
For nonfiction I am particularly interested in themes of neurodivergence and LGBTQ+, but again, I am open to other themes and focuses beyond that. If you have read a book that you regard as particularly important or profound that you think anyone should read, please suggest it.
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In case it helps, here is my list as it stands, consisting of recommendations from my close friend group and my partner:
1. The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H.P. Lovecraft
2. We Have Always Lived In The Castle by Shirley Jackson
3. Unmasking Autism by Devon Price
4. Butch Is A Noun by S. Bear Bergman
5. Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg
6. Blackwater by Michael McDowell
7. Sabriel by Garth Nix
8. The Sellout by Paul Beatty
9. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
10. Running In The Family by Michael Ondaatje
11. In My Father’s House by Kwame Anthony Appiah
12. Debt: The First 5000 Years by David Graeber
13. The Good Immigrant by Nikesh Shukla
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