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Yeah, but the accuracy is way off.... jh Send a noteboard - 27/09/2009 04:34:07 PM
to a certain extent.


Of course, maybe if I added all read but unowned books, it would be more accurate... Or if I dug up the other half of my books from my brother's cellar, in order to give it better statistics... :P


I have been considering that, too; but looking up 20 years of reads is a daunting prospect.

They do have recommendations for individual books, though. Some are generated by the website, and some are recommended by people.


the individual books thing is more of a "You liked Gene Wolfe? Try Terry Goodkind!" system, which really is quite unfair.
"People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world" - Calvin.
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So you've read X and you want to read more books like it: Part Two Larry - 30/08/2009 06:35:01 PM 3281 Views
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The first half. I've never been able to find the rest of them. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:10:11 AM 780 Views
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Wars of Light and Shadow definantly need to be added to the list *NM* Ryan - 30/08/2009 07:04:15 PM 790 Views
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Slash, please! rebelaessedai - 30/08/2009 08:13:33 PM 1532 Views
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Which aspect of the book are you talking about in particular? Legolas - 31/08/2009 06:34:26 PM 1683 Views
maybe various combinations of all those? ascott4321 - 31/08/2009 07:20:57 PM 1555 Views
The Historian Crink - 05/12/2011 04:56:40 AM 1448 Views
Thanks for your contribution, but not many people are likely to find it here. Legolas - 05/12/2011 10:14:04 PM 1464 Views
Then mayhaps a new thread? Crink - 06/12/2011 04:50:33 AM 1447 Views
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The Holy Grail of recommendation requests. Chas - 31/08/2009 12:59:50 AM 1722 Views
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Will do. Chas - 31/08/2009 11:26:57 PM 1578 Views
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That's good to know. *NM* Chas - 02/09/2009 01:20:40 AM 775 Views
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I've read the first one. Chas - 02/09/2009 02:15:38 AM 1449 Views
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Re: Something like Michelle West's Sun Sword? *NM* marekj - 31/08/2009 11:36:31 PM 1506 Views
The Cast In series... Nyrende - 01/09/2009 03:28:12 AM 1440 Views
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that would be awesome. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 03/09/2009 10:17:36 AM 718 Views
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Their system isn't great. jh - 26/09/2009 10:14:30 PM 1468 Views
Re: Their system isn't great. Camilla - 27/09/2009 10:07:53 AM 1544 Views
Yeah, but the accuracy is way off.... jh - 27/09/2009 04:34:07 PM 1417 Views
Re: Yeah, but the accuracy is way off.... Camilla - 28/09/2009 08:51:14 AM 1491 Views
Human error? You are being way too nice. Btw, I have a link for you. jh - 29/09/2009 10:02:35 AM 1769 Views
Hehehehe. Heheheheheheheheheeheheheeheeheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheheh Camilla - 29/09/2009 10:05:26 AM 1532 Views
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All except for these. *looks amused* *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:09:57 AM 707 Views
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After two years, I wonder if we should revise this thread and edit in newer books. Thoughts? *NM* Larry - 20/11/2011 10:37:27 PM 677 Views
Probably better to start a new one, people aren't huge fans of reviving old threads... *NM* Legolas - 21/11/2011 10:21:31 PM 751 Views
These days, people here aren't fans of anything outside of expressing political opinions *NM* Larry - 22/11/2011 12:45:42 AM 679 Views
And Skyrim. Don't forget Skyrim! *NM* rebelaessedai - 08/12/2011 08:02:54 AM 719 Views
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