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mycleverusername t1_iy8fv8z wrote

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

That doesn't mean it's random. It just means that it's not accounting for the stars. It's giving equal weight to 1 star books and 5 star and recommending based on the simple fact that you are (or were) interested in those titles.

If you curate your shelves it will recommend based on each shelf and be more relevant.

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lyrasbookshelf t1_iy99vi9 wrote

But it is random. It's recommending me things that have nothing to do with the books I have on my shelves. It's even recommending me books in languages I don't speak. In any case, it's no big deal to me because I don't rely on those recommendations to find books. I just get a tiny kick out of seeing what random books it shows me next time I visit the page.

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