I'm planning to read more in 2025, after only reading one book in its entirety in 2024 (which was Girl Unmasked by Emily Katy - wonder if you read that this year?).
I haven’t read that one and might add it to my list. I usually just keep an ongoing list of books to read but I think next year I want to try to be a bit more intentional and work my way through a few books that I have been wanting to read for a while. We will see how that goes!
Do you have specific books already picked out for 2025? And do you have a number of books you want to aim for? I think I’m going to set a goal for 12 books - once a month. I didn’t enjoy the rushed reading towards the end of the year. If I read more, great. If not, I’ll be happy too.
I'm looking to do a mix for 2025 - I'll read a non-fiction book, and then a fiction book, and then keep alternating between the two. This way, I don't pound one subject into the ground (autism being the thing that I'm hyperfocusing on recently). I don't have a target number of books that I want to read - but I'm happy if I read more than I did this year. With the bar at one - that should be easy.
I do keep a list of books that look interesting to me in a Google Doc.
Thanks for sharing the link! I just picked 24 books (10 non fiction) I’d like to read next year. But Everyone Feels that Way, which you linked in your post, made my list, too.
I loved being in her mind and seeing the difference between her internal experience and how others see her! In the beginning I wasn’t sure if the author was trying to portray and autistic person and I was put off because I felt like that wasn’t quite right. I couldn’t put my finger on it but knew her social awkwardness must have a different reason. And I was happy to read (after I finished the book) that the author had explicitly stated that her character wasn’t written to be autistic.
I'm planning to read more in 2025, after only reading one book in its entirety in 2024 (which was Girl Unmasked by Emily Katy - wonder if you read that this year?).
I haven’t read that one and might add it to my list. I usually just keep an ongoing list of books to read but I think next year I want to try to be a bit more intentional and work my way through a few books that I have been wanting to read for a while. We will see how that goes!
Do you have specific books already picked out for 2025? And do you have a number of books you want to aim for? I think I’m going to set a goal for 12 books - once a month. I didn’t enjoy the rushed reading towards the end of the year. If I read more, great. If not, I’ll be happy too.
If you want an idea of what that book is about, I have a review of it on my stack: https://theautisticmuse.substack.com/p/girl-unmasked-a-review?r=1v3058
I'm looking to do a mix for 2025 - I'll read a non-fiction book, and then a fiction book, and then keep alternating between the two. This way, I don't pound one subject into the ground (autism being the thing that I'm hyperfocusing on recently). I don't have a target number of books that I want to read - but I'm happy if I read more than I did this year. With the bar at one - that should be easy.
I do keep a list of books that look interesting to me in a Google Doc.
Thanks for sharing the link! I just picked 24 books (10 non fiction) I’d like to read next year. But Everyone Feels that Way, which you linked in your post, made my list, too.
I loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine! The beginning was surprisingly off-putting to me, but I loved seeing her arc, and was all-in by the end.
I loved being in her mind and seeing the difference between her internal experience and how others see her! In the beginning I wasn’t sure if the author was trying to portray and autistic person and I was put off because I felt like that wasn’t quite right. I couldn’t put my finger on it but knew her social awkwardness must have a different reason. And I was happy to read (after I finished the book) that the author had explicitly stated that her character wasn’t written to be autistic.
Yes, I think that was my problem as well! I'm so glad I stuck with it.