I find the commercial top-n lists not useful. top fantasy: #1 urban vampires #2 ...

thaumasiotes · on Feb 20, 2020

> recommended for you: author(s) you bought before

They're not going to do better than that. The author is almost the only thing that matters in determining whether or not you'll like a book.

Now, if it's an author you bought before and then you hated the book, there's room for improvement in the recommendation.

m463 · on Feb 22, 2020

> They're not going to do better than that.

I can give you a few examples where there's room for improvement.

If you liked jules verne, maybe you'll like h.g. wells

If you liked isaac asimov, maybe arthur c clarke.

If you liked william gibson, maybe bruce sterling.

If you liked twilight, arrgh!