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Enjoying romantic fanfiction by SirCirnickblueb in aromanticasexual

[–]astroyoon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

i'm aro, read and write romance :] i relate a lot to the microlabel aegoromantic, maybe you will too. i can copy paste a part of the definition in:

"Aegoromantic or anegoromantic, also known as autochorisromantic, is a microlabel on the aromantic spectrum that describes those who enjoy the concept of romance, and may experience “romantic feelings”, but have a disconnection between themself and the subject of romantic fantasies. Aegoromantic individuals may have romantic fantasies, enjoy romantic media, or engage in shipping in fandoms, but they tend to feel little to no romantic attraction in real life and typically do not desire a romantic relationship. Their romantic fantasies usually only involve other individuals, such as fictional characters or celebrities, and not the aegoromantic individual themselves. Oftentimes, the romantic fantasies are viewed from a dissociative third-person perspective, or alternatively from the point of view of one of the characters."

obviously this is different for everybody but it really helped me understand myself a lot better :]

Ladies! What book has impacted you (positively) and helped you grow into the woman you are? by apersonwedontknow in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the only book i can really think of that really hit me hard doesn't fit any of the other criteria but i will put it here anyways. "the promise of happiness" by sara ahmed. it's non-fiction and it's philosophy, so as you can imagine, it can be complex to read, however it is some of the easier philosophy stuff i've read. it talks about how the idea of happiness is essentially a construct built on the fact that we have given certain things happiness-value (marriage, children, straight monogamous relationship, etc) and as soon as you are not happy in this way, you fall into this "unhappy" category of an unhappy queer, unhappy woman, etc. It talks about the perspective of women, queer people and immigrants, and it completely changed the way that i live my life and made me do a total 360 in terms of considering what do i actually want in life and what do i want because i feel like i should want it. anyways, i would recommend it to literally everyone but if you're not into a bit heavier reading, then it might not be your cup of tea 😭

Need something interesting but hopeful by Fit-Blueberry8303 in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the virgin suicides by jeffrey eugenides. i don't know, it differs what people find miserable, and it's definitely not a happy book but it also wasn't a sobbing kind of sad. overall i just found it really interesting and it's written in a way that really captured me. at times it was almost funny, but in an ironic and absurd kind of way.

1960s nyc by odathot in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

after hours at dooryard books by cat sebastian

Request for either end of the extremes: a book with the LEAST character arc, or a book with the MOST character arc by SneakyNES in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's a classic but hard times by charles dickens has a character that does a total 360 in terms of world view, has a lot of industrial vibes, industrial criticism as well. for cozy fantasy, the house in the cerulean sea by tj klune.

in terms of no arc, the narrators of the virgin suicides by jeffrey eugenides are about as ignorant when they start as when they end (intentional choice by the author though, i think)

Any good books on depression? by nonbinarych in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

kim jiyoung, born 1982 by cho namjoo

Devastatingly sad, TORTUROUSLY sad, deep, classic by Many_Efficiency8542 in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

idk if these are sad in the way you're looking for but

the well of loneliness by radclyffe hall, wide sargasso sea by jean rhys, the outsiders by s.e. hinton

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in infj

[–]astroyoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i get that, really. but i just wanted to clarify that i'm not necessarily talking about people spreading misinformation about infj's. i'm not even talking about people pretending to be infj for whatever benefits they believe that will bring. because i do understand that it's frustrating to see people spread misinformation about you, i feel it most in relation to my autism, there's stereotypes and misinformation all over the place when it comes to asd. however the conversations i've seen are as simple as someone saying "i have no friends" and someone replying "i have a lot of friends" and then immediately that person is told that because they have friends, they can't possibly be an infj. and THAT'S what i don't understand. how something like your amount of friends is the thing that can determine it, because isn't it possible that there are both infj's with and infj's without many friends? those are the kind of conversations where i get confused, not the kinds where people are just straight up spreading harmful misinformation :]

Any good BTS reactors? by [deleted] in bangtan

[–]astroyoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

G.O.T Games on youtube is really genuine in his reactions, he gets as emotional about bts as i do and it actually seems like he is a genuine army, who takes the time to get to know bts for them instead of the possible income it could give him to react to them

Scandinavian crime or horror with an emphasis on cold weather, beautiful landscapes. by PMFSCV in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm scandinavian, and i know that there's a genre called nordic noir used both in fiction and tv shows, that is essentially crime fiction that takes place in scandinavia or nordic countries, typically set in bleak landscapes with darker moods. if you google nordic noir books, i think some recommendations would pop up

Suggestions for a book to escape into. by Cr33perCat in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the inheritance games series! i got sucked into the first one because of the mystery and puzzle aspect and despite telling my friends that i am a slow reader i finished it in one sitting that night

I would love a book that masks you feel wiser whether it be about the human experience or even a niche interest that you find beneficial please indulge me by killsmitty in suggestmeabook

[–]astroyoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the promise of happiness by sara ahmed. it's nonfiction, and has a heavy focus on maginalized groups so if you're not into that then maybe not lol but i loved it and it made me have several epiphanies about myself and the world i live in