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sarah sandel's avatar

I loved reading your thoughts on this! I read The Personal Librarian last year and had many of the same reflections. And I added a few titles to my TBR list from your mentions!

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Lisa Hensley's avatar

It was a great book! I'm glad you found others. I'm always excited for good recommendations.

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Sherise Falk's avatar

I love this. Fiction has always been my best friend. As an autistic person, reading fiction allowed me to learn about people without the stress of social interactions. It was also my escape from a confusing and overwhelming world. It still is all of these things for me.

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Lisa Hensley's avatar

Thank you for sharing. I'm so glad fiction has been a safe space for you and also a learning place.

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Shana Norris's avatar

Thanks for taking the time to share what you're reading with us (and photos of your book shelves!)

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Lisa Hensley's avatar

You're welcome!

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Sarah Stewart's avatar

I feel exactly the same way. I can fly through fiction. Novels are friends.

Nonfiction, on the other hand, takes me much longer. I can only read a chapter or two at a time before needing a break. I didn't even get into reading nonfiction outside of school until last year, when I decided to read 100 books by New Year's Eve.

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Lisa Hensley's avatar

100? That's an incredible goal. I'm assuming it was a mix of fiction and nonfiction?

And novels are friends. I love that.

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Sarah Stewart's avatar

Yes, it was a mixture of both. I won't be doing it again—the 100 Books a Year was a one-time goal for me. I read some amazing books last year, but 100 was just too many. My goal for this year is 52.

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Lisa Hensley's avatar

I couldn't manage 100! I hope the 52 is going well!

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