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skullfullofbooks t1_iy912j8 wrote

Reply to comment by kevsfamouschili in What’s up with Goodreads recommendations? by kevsfamouschili

On the Goodreads website you can also turn on and off what shelves are used in their recommendations. I used to like their recs but a lot of them were put of print so I haven't checked them out in a while. There s a "top picks for you" on the app but that just gave me a broad and seemingly random selection of high rated books in the genre.

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non_avian t1_iy91qg5 wrote

I have 150 rated books, and my suggestions sucked based on that. I added a "want to read" shelf of a bit under 100 books and it tightened up the suggestions a lot. It shows me a lot of good stuff I wouldn't have found otherwise

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