For the neurodivergent prompt I have Andi C. Buchanan's Sanctuary. It's not horror but seems to have cozy spooky vibes, and is about a queer neurodivergent disabled found family, who lives in a haunted house with all their ghost friends.
Jordaline I love you! Everything about yourchasddddseddfffdegrrfdhjkamnnnnelllnis perfect😍 But I have a random question. Where did you get your bookshelves? I need some and I could die for some like yours you perfect sassy 👑
I'm late to this party. Oops. But a few thoughts: 1. I didn't like The Good House because why was everybody so horny while awful stuff happened. Like if I ever witness [that spoke free thing with the boat], I'm becoming bone dry for life 😂 2. Definitely agree about We Have Always Lived In The Castle - one of my faves 3. I added like 12 books to my TBR. That bitch is never hitting 0 4. I'd like to add these recs for other late comers: "Out There Screaming" edited by Jordan Peele and many other BIPOC authors "Five Midnights" by Ana Davila Cardinal, a latinx author "What Moves the Dead" by T Kingfisher features a NB protag
LGBTQ2+ and neurodivergent Canadian (I believe still currently resides in Toronto) author David Demchuck (“Bone Mother” 2017 and “Red X” 2021 - are both fantastic works, both satisfying the cannibal and M4M romance literary criteria you’re seeking. Also, the late Timothy Findley is (a fellow LGBTQ2+ Canadian author, criminally underrated, and in many ways perhaps ahead of his time) is Demchuck’s stylistic, more refined (in my estimation, at least), and certainly more prodigious superior whose oeuvre primarily comprised works mainly in the historical fiction genre - subsequently pioneered the literary sub genre of “Northern Gothic” horror. Of note are “Headhunters” (themes around mental health and cannibalism) (1994) and “The Butterfly Plague” posthumously published in 2006 (the latter includes a homosexual, hemophiliac film director; his pregnant sister, newly returned from a mysterious sojourn in Nazi Germany; and a transvestite bastard whose search for his unknown mother culminates in her death..)
The worm and his king hailey piper is about a trans character who also may be neurodivergent. The Devil of Nanking by Mo Hayder may also be a neurodivergent character. The broken girls Simone St. James is about trauma done to woman but may have on neurodivergent character. Lastly the Nesting C.J. Cooke the main female character may be neurodivergent. Liked every one of them. I also just finished Swan Song which is an excellent book but like white authors in the early 80s there is some problematic moments. The character Sister may be neurodivergent. Either way all good books! Hope this helps.
When you started describing Off Season by Jack K. And you said Hot Pocket I started laughing uncontrollably. 😂 you're always so funny. I love it. You make uncomfortable book descriptions lighter with hilarity.
'bianca torre is afraid of everything' by justine pucella winans fits the neurodivergent and nonbinary categories. it's more of a mystery-thriller but it scared me + made me laugh.
To Be Devoured by Sara Tantlinger is PHENOMENAL, and covers neurodivergent main character and LGBTQ+. It covers a 3rd category as well, but that would spoil the book-- if you have ND and LGBTQ+ books and nothing else, you can pick it up 👀
Years ago I watched a video of yours where you recommended The Good House & I read it and it became my FAVORITE book of all time and Tananarive Due became my fave author of all time, so I need to read every book you recommended🤞🏽 I have Tomie by Junji Ito, Skin Thief by Suzan Palumbo, & What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell on my TBR! The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White is great for the neurodivergent prompt!
For the nerodiverse prompt I would suggest both of Andrew Joseph Whites books "The Spirit Bares its Teeth" and "Hell Followed with Us" they have good ASD rep and it is own voices
As an autistic person, I love the prompt you created and (a) don’t mind that your recs were mostly “neurodivergent-coded” and that you were setting a convo and challenge in the bookish community and (b) mentioned mental illness within the same prompt. I consider anxiety, depression, etc as under the neurodivergent umbrella because we all work towards awareness, acceptance, resources and fight to make people understand the social model of disability. Having a neurodivergent brain and not having a comorbidity of mental illness is extremely rare and that’s not an insult to anyone, it’s a comment on society. Anyways, full support here!! I’m going to read the indie “Brutal Hearts” by Cassie Daley (2022)
For the queer and ND prompt you can read The Many Half Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester. The MC is Austistic and Nonbinary. I loved it. Also 16 souls has a queer, disabled MC. They’re both YA thriller/mystery
Such a top quality video. Excellent recommendations and also entertaining. Also recommendations are so genuine and unique, and great critique. Recommendations you can trust.
I love your summary of Now You're One of Us!! Cracked up with the "Frank" and close-up. I read that book a few years ago and I still think about it, that ending was absolutely bonkers. Also 😂 Tender is the Flesh ending reaction my gosh, my heart stopped!
was waiting for this! also have been soo terrified of Mary bc of the bathroom scenes & shit so i was gonna read it for the books i'm actually scared of prompt lol and for neurodivergent i'll probably read The Spirit Bares Its Teeth! the rest are up in the air hah
The fact that you mentioned Exquisite Corpse as horrifically soul crushing when that was my choice for "books that you're afraid to read" for the SSBR got me double fucked up 💀💅🏻
The way you described how you felt at the end of Tender is the Flesh is spot on, I still have not gotten it out of my head and its been like months lol and yes Mary literally finished it 2 minutes before watching this. Absolutely loved that book!
Grandma is too busy rolling around in the ground with Graham, soz! Jordaline, you are a spooky horror queen and I also really struggled with finding a neurodivergent MC in a horror book but I have narrowed it down to Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant for myself (one of the two MCs is an autistic lesbian), and I'm also planning on reading Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White which has its gay trans teen protagonist fall for an autistic boy who leads a badass group of queer kids through the apocalypse.
I love the spine on the spine of Goddess of Filth. I read the books of blood when I was 15. A few of the stories were a bit over my head at the time, but I loved them. I now own signed first editions with the wrap-around art covers. That is what I would save in a fire.
I'm pretty sure I've heard a lot of times that the MC on My Heart is a Chainsaw is neurodivergent. Also in Witch: This Book Will Kill You (reccomend the narration made by The NoSleep Podcast), I feel has characters that can be considered ND but I'm not completely sure. For Cannibal or LGBT totally would recommend Benny Rose. The Cannibal King by Hailey Pipper. Really exited for this years SSB ❤
neurodivergent prompt suggestion: hell followed with us - it's apocalyptic young adult horror, and it's super gross. JFKSFJKBSJF also fits the lgbtq+ rep bc mc is trans and there's an achillean romance! the love interest has autism.
I'm using To Be Devoured as my neurodivergent MC prompt bc idk what's going on with baby girl but it seems like she cookin something in that noggin 🤷♀️
Something potent's emitting off our souls. Is that the glowing on our home the Earth? the ring of breaths; balloons that we’ve let go, the blue emissions astronauts observe. It did so when in picnics went our time, the ones Monet adored enough to paint. It did so when Egyptians kholed their eyes, and will tomorrow when we yawn and wake. That human glow shall not become eclipsed; our separate subtle hues now shy to buzz because a job will want your soul to dim. Thy heart, remembering what shining was. Like those that took to arms against tyrants, our souls still buzz. We can be just like them.
I read Echo and absolutely adored it. I’ve never been more afraid of a mountain. This is one that stuck with me and still gives me shivers even though I read it last year. Highly recommend!!
Oh! Thank you for the neurodivergent prompt. I will have to look for these at the library. I am a disability rights activist and am looking for books to review on my channel.❤ New subscriber here. Found your channel through Sarawithoutanh and Katie Colson,
Doesn't say explicitly but definitely gives neurodivergebt vibes from 2 main characters and the wit in it was *chefs kiss* is Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock 👌🏻 also queer representation with the characters so ticks 2 promots
I feel you on Lovecraft. The only reason to read Lovecraft is if you're curious where some cosmic horror and occult tropes originate from. I find his writing to be not as good as his ideas and concepts.
That Randy story hit close to home! My stepdad's name was Randy and he passed away this June 8 days before my birthday and fathers day. Its all good though but I sure do miss him. Watching you though makes my day better.
