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QueenMackeral t1_iy9x6yh wrote

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

I've tried it and couldn't get used to it, and a lot of the cool features were paywalled behind a subscription. I hate subscription based services so that put me off as well.

I like Goodreads because it's simple and free, I just use it to log books, keep track of my yearly goal and see what others are adding.

Storygraph's recommendations aren't bad, but I prefer using Librarything for recommendations.

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twistedpeppermint1 t1_iyajgqb wrote

I LOVE LibraryThing and I don’t think it gets recommended enough. Their recommendations are great. I feel like I actually find unknown books through them. I feel like because the UI is kind of outdated it doesn’t get used as much but it is such an amazing website.

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QueenMackeral t1_iyc85sj wrote

it's such a good resource for finding books. Their tagmasher feature is amazing for finding super specific things, the member recommendations are awesome for finding similar books to ones you like, and the algorithm even tells you if it thinks you'll like the book. So far I haven't even needed to use their recommendation page.

I think the UI is on par with goodreads, but people are more familiar with goodreads.

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