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Where do you find book recommendations or a similar book to those you already have read?
I feel like I've explored all cool books. Goodreads recommendations are mediocre at best, at least for me. Amazon seems to be 100% money driven when recommending a book.
I'm a non-fiction reader if it helps, and I'd love to find an app, Facebook group, website or even blog with the recommendations I can trust.
So far NYT Bestseller list was the closest one.
Thanks for all the suggestions!
Not sure if this could help you, but you can check out Literature Map . It links similar authors based on a certain author of a genre that you think of, in the form of a mind-map of sorts.
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Your local library would love to help you with this! Many have a way to email the reference desk, or you can call them.
And/or, New York Public Library has a Twitter page where they do personalized recommendations every Friday. They just finished for today, so try them next week (or just read what they recommended for other people). https://twitter.com/NYPLRecommends
WOW thanks!! to be honest I excluded libraries from my mind after all those mandatory reads I hated in school.
I'll try this twitter recommends for sure!
r/suggestmeabook popularly used for "I want something like..." requests. There's enough posters with varied enough tastes that it seems to work well, but like anything, it will skew towards the more popular and widely-read books
They are great for fiction and novels, but I've already read almost all books they recommend from non-fiction.
Thanks for the suggestion tho!
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I use Goodreads, but not the site-generated recommendations. I’ve found readers who leave thoughtful reviews with similar taste in books to me (you can use the “compare books” function when you’re looking at someone’s bookshelves), so I just add books they’ve loved.
I too have found good book recommendations from Goodreads. Compared to Amazon, Goodreads reviews are easier to gauge. For example, in Amazon, if a 'top reviewer' give 5 star to a book, it doesn't mean that is a good book, and most likely that reviewer would have reviewed all sorts of books and it's difficult finding which books they liked and which they didn't, so we can't compare our taste to theirs.
Goodreads however, has this feature as the above comment says. I've added total strangers(whose taste is similar to mine) as friends on Goodreads because that way I could see what books they are currently reading. I've discovered a lot of nice books that way. The trouble with best seller lists is, they are always about recent books. Through Goodreads, both algorithm and people, I have found books from all times, originally written in different languages.
I'm doing this, but with over 800 friends I can seed out bad books, but I can't find new ones. Maybe I should have fewer friends there...
I saved this thread not too long ago for this reason. kind of
wow thanks! :D
I use r/booklists too to get recommendations, they have lots of different lists posted. There's also nothing like just trolling through a bookstore and I promise you will make an employee's day by asking them what they recommend.
Usually reddit. Sometimes goodreads. I like browsing the goodreads recommendations when you opened the page of a book and it shows you recommendations based on that book on the upper right side (I hope I explained this all right). The same thing with amazon. They have good suggestions sometimes! And reddit recommendation thread just last week recommended me a few books out of which two have quickly become favourites. :)
Finding some accounts on instagram (or bookstagram as the cool kids call it) with similar taste to you would be good. Or there are a number of good podcasts, some specifically for his purpose: Get Booked, Recommended, What Should I Read Next
I second a previous suggestion of NoveList. It's great for both fiction and non-fiction. My library system uses both Overdrive and Hoopla which will recommend books similar to what you've recently read (and monthly themes). Otherwise I just take a look at the "New" section at the library. They're pretty good about keeping highly recommended recent publications on the shelf.
For fiction, I like to use the website fantasticfiction.com . Search an author you enjoy and it has a "[author] recommends" section towards the bottom.
I'd recommend looking up reviews for a book you really loved (or one you really hated) and find people who share your opinion, and then look at what else that person reviews. I don't necessarily look at goodreads reviews for the review of the book, but I like to read individual takes on a book that made an impact on me. When I find someone who seems to share my point of view, I then look to see what else they've rated highly.
Your local library probably has a database called NoveList. I use it all the time and I’ve found some books I really like by using it.
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15 Of The Best Book Recommendation Sites To Find Your Next Book
At some point, you’ve likely encountered a long, bleak patch when your reserve of recommended books ran dry. A few years ago, there was a stretch when I didn’t have people in my life who understood my taste in books. I’d finish a fantastic series and then be disappointed when I realized that there was no rebound read to help me recover from the last series. Thankfully for the readers like us who are still nursing book hangovers, there are personalized book recommendation websites across the internet to save us.
If you have run out of books you’re interested in reading, look through these fifteen book recommendation sites.
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Book Riot has its very own subscription service called Tailored Book Recommendations . TBR is made up of staff who dedicate their time to carefully tailoring book recommendations for readers based on what they like to read personally. Sign up for either a recommendations-only level subscription or a hardcover level subscription (which includes having three books mailed to you).
If you’d like free and discounted reading deals sent straight to your email, sign up for BookBub. Based on the genres you choose when signing up, BookBub will send personalized recommendations of ebooks that can be purchased for a reasonable rate. Themed lists are also available on their site.
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3. Library-Specific Sites
If you’re a patron at a large library, there’s a chance that your library offers personalized book recommendation services delivered via email. A few libraries currently offering this service include New York Public Library , Denver Public Library , and Sacramento Public Library . Ask your librarians to see if this is a resource for you as well.
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4. epic reads.
Epic Reads is one of the largest young adult fiction communities online. Along with their endless energy and passion for YA, one reason for their popularity is their interactive quizzes, lengthy lists, and colorful book charts that point readers towards their next favorite read. A few years ago when I met a reading slump, I worked my way through much of their amazing Young Adult Retelling Chart . Many of my favorites were found through this resource.
5. Penguin Teen
The Penguin Teen website features book lists, news about young adult authors, and a helpful book suggestions tool that focuses on genre specific book recommendations.
6. Reading Rockets
If you’re looking for children’s books for the kids in your life (or for the child in you), check out Reading Rockets. Reading Rockets provides specific, lengthy themed lists for young readers. With list topics ranging from “Books About Kids Who Find Reading Hard” to “That’s So Gross,” you are sure to find a book for any occasion. This site can be a wonderful resource for teachers, librarians, and educators.
Tor is the online hub for fantasy and science fiction. Check out their many lists to find stories that will transport you to fictional lands.
A project from Netgalley, Bookish offers a wide range of book lists, including fiction, audiobook, and young adult. What makes this site stand out is these are all brand new releases or forthcoming titles, so you can get your library holds or preorders in early.
All of the recommendations on Olmenta are submitted by passionate readers. The site allows you to peruse titles by genre or category, and it’s a fun way to let someone else pick a book for you (without needing to do any real work on your end). You can submit your own suggestions, too.
10. Shepherd
Who could offer better recommendation lists than authors, experts, and passionate readers of books on aa topic? Shepherd offers a wide range of book lists, including everything from best YA books about immigration to novels where something queer’s afoot. In the near future, Shepherd will make it possible to sort lists by genre, as well, so you could find books set in China that are romance, nonfiction, YA, or otherwise.
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11. whichbook.
On Whichbook, book recommendations are calculated by one out of two categories: 1. Mood, or 2. Character, setting, and plot. The reader has the choice to use sliders on the “Mood” section to rate what they’re looking for in a book. Do you want a book that is completely happy? Or on the border between safe and disturbing? There is also the option to select your desired character characteristics, the story setting, and/or plot points that you’d like included in the recommendation.
Maybe AI knows the perfect book for you. Readow starts by asking you some simple questions about recent reads and uses technology to pair you with your next great book.
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14. readgeek.
Registering is optional when using Readgeek to receive book recommendations. In order to get ahold of book suggestions, simply rate a few books that you’ve read on a 1–10 scale. After you finish rating as many as you’d like, Readgeek calculates which books you’d most likely enjoy based on your previous ratings.
15. Literature Map
At Literature Map, you can type in an author’s name and then view similar authors that other readers are enjoying. The site generates a map that displays author names in relative states of closeness. The closer the authors, the more likely other readers enjoyed both.
Another simple but fun AI-driven recommendation site is Gnooks. Pop in your three favorite writers and you’ll get a recommended author to try. It doesn’t end there, though: you can rate whether or not you like the author suggested for even more recommendations.
17. Goodreads
Goodreads provides a space for people to track their reading, write reviews, and view books, lists, and authors that align with their interests. When creating an account on Goodreads, the reader has the opportunity to create original book lists. One of my favorites is the “Want to Read” option: every time you view a book description that sounds interesting, you can save the book to a list that is dedicated to books you plan to tackle later. For those of you who are looking to build a never ending To-Be-Read list, Goodreads is a perfect place to start.
18. Narrative Muse
Are you interested in reading books specifically written by underrepresented voices? Narrative Muse serves as a recommendation site for those who are looking for both films and books created by women and nonbinary writers. Create an account to be matched with books that fall under these categories.
19. The Storygraph
Billed as an alternative to Goodreads, The StoryGraph is a book tracking site, a community making site, and offers book recommendations. You can import your Goodreads information to The StoryGraph, and both the website and app have clean but visually appealing interfaces. Here’s our full StoryGraph review .
20. r/books
Numbering at almost 21 million subscribers, Reddit’s main book subreddit is a haven for book discussion and recommendations. Want to know what Reddit users across the massive site are reading? There’s Reddit Reads for that.
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Let's say you just reread To Kill A Mockingbird, the Harper Lee novel you barely even skimmed in 9th grade English, and you're feeling the feelings . You want to read some of Lee's other work, but oh no! Aside from a few articles here and there, Mockingbird was her only published work. Don't worry — there are plenty of websites that can tell you who (or what) to read, based on your favorite authors and genres. Here are 10 of the best.
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What Should I Read Next?
Can’t stop thinking about the book you just finished? Type in the title or the author’s name, and What Should I Read Next? will generate suggestions. Each title also has interesting tags, which makes searching for similar stories even easier.
Described as a “community-powered encyclopedia,” users can create series and lists to help other readers. If random strangers’ internet recommendations aren’t your thing, you’ll at least crack up at some of their Worst Of lists; my favorite titles include “Books That Are Worse Than Being Hit By A Car” and “Seven Books I Hate Reading to Children.”
The Staff Recommends
The Staff Recommends isn’t searchable, but it sure is respectable. Each book has been read by the titular staff, and each recommendation is accompanied with an eloquent summary and review. Curated by established writers and editors, the current list of recommended reads includes NPR favorite Sarah Vowell’s Unfamiliar Fishes and the cerebral hit The Psychopath Test, by Jon Ronson .
LibraryThing
A straightforward way to record the books you’ve already read and find new ones you might be interested in. Members can talk to one another, though the comment threads are sort of poorly designed and tiresome to wade through.
With a huge catalog that’s searchable by genre, title, author, and ISBN, GoodReads is the golden standard for all book databases. Users can post their own reviews and summaries, and anyone looking for some general inspiration can take advantage of an extensive Quotations section.
Whichbook lets you search for new books by setting your tone on several sliding scales. Are you feeling sad but serious and down to earth? They’ve got you covered. There’s also a sliding scale available for character, plot and setting; if you’re in the mood for a novel about a 26-50 year old straight woman in South Africa that has a lot of twists and turns, they’ve got… well, at least one book listed. Their system is great if you’re looking for something specific, but not so great if you’re looking for lots of options.
Bookbub sends members a daily email with great recommendations (and serious discounts!) on books that fall under your preferred genres.
YourNextRead
Similar to LibraryThing in its user friendly, straightforward nature, YourNextRead has a distinct feature called MyMap, which traces connections between books you’ve read and connections between you and other like-minded users.
Run by a search engine named Gnod, “a self-adapting system that learns about the outer world by asking its visitors what they like and what they don't like.” Type in your favorite writer and a constellation of similar authors appear. (I typed in Curtis Sittenfeld: Tom Perotta and Donna Tartt were situated near Sittenfeld’s name, while Khaled Hosseini and Willa Cather were placed further away.) Need new ideas for other creative endeavors? Gnod also hosts searches for music (Gnoosic) and movies (Gnovies).
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If you’ve ever closed a really good book and found yourself hungering for more, then these apps will give you the personalized book recommendations you need.
If you’ve ever closed a really good book and found yourself hungering for more, then these apps could be for you. These apps will give you the book recommendations you need to get past that daze of finishing a story and into the excitement of reading a new one. Go check these out!
1. LibraryThing
LibraryThing is both an app and a website with tons of different features. The way it works is you add your favorite books into your custom library, and the Automatic Recommendations feature will compare those books to other member’s libraries to find books you might be interested in. So if one person reads Book X, loves it, adds it to their library, then reads Book Y, also loves it, and also adds it to their library, then the next person who reads Book X and asks for an Automatic Recommendation could get Book Y recommended to them. To further refine this feature, Automatic Recommendations are also based on books that have the same subjects and tags as the books in your library. Furthermore, if you want to add a book you liked to your library but not receive recommendations based on that book, you can turn off this feature.
Another very interesting resource that LibraryThing offers is the Unsuggester. This feature analyzes the statistics of people who have Book X and Book Y in their library, and then flips them upside down. The Unsuggester will figure out which books are least likely to occur in your library, and recommend them for you. This feature is meant for people who want to try something new and shake up what kinds of books they read. If either of these recommendations concepts strike your fancy, go check this app out!
BookBub is also both an app and a website that you should check out. Here’s the deal—you choose what types of books you want to get recommended to you, be it mystery or romance or cookbooks. Their editorial team will then recommend books of those genres to you of all popularity levels, from bestsellers to the most underrated. Plus, you can also get recommendations from people you trust giving your reading time to. You can select your favorite authors, BookBub editors, and friends and family to get recommendations from them.
The real selling point of BookBub is the way it combines recommendations with special deals and offers on those books. BookBub recommends deals on free or deeply discounted books that you’ll enjoy based on your selected preferences, so you can trust that you’ll like the books you spend money on. The app version of BookBub will send you direct links where you can get your recommended books as e-books, so you can read them right then and there. Seriously, for anyone who needs book recommendations and to save money, this app is for you.
3. Likewise
Likewise is an app and website for all the recommendations you could ever want: TV, movies, podcasts, restaurants, places, and—what we’re here to talk about—books. Likewise works by basing their recommendations for you on what you’ve recommended in the past. Ergo, the more you recommend, the more the algorithm can figure out about your preferences and favorites. And the more the algorithm knows, the more personalized and fitting your recommendations will be. So the system gets better for you the more you recommend, which in turn makes the system better because it gets more data.
Likewise also has a feature called Daily Picks. Daily Picks work the same way as the recommendation system, but it also increases the number of picks you get the more you recommend, giving you even more incentive to share your favorite books. Additionally, Likewise offers the Discover Feed, where you can find new and trending content. And in the Ask feature, under the Post Tab, you can ask the active and lively community at Likewise whenever you want to find something new not from an algorithm. Go check this app out!
4. Tailored Book Recommendations (TBR)
This app and website has a book subscription service where you can get paired with a professional book nerd who will give you your own personalized book recommendations. First, you tell TBR about your reading habits, like what books you’ve read recently, your favorite books, what you want to explore more of, how closely you want your recommendations to match your favorites, and different themes you’d like to read about.
Then you can choose what plan you want—the recommendations-only level, where you get your recommendations by email, or the hardcover level, where you receive three recommended books in the mail within a month of signing up. About a month after you receive your recommendations you get a notice to log on to TBR and give feedback about your recommendations. Also, if applicable, you can change and adjust your requests and preferences for next time. If you’re looking for a more personalized, professional experience not through an algorithm, TBR is for you!
5. BookSloth
BookSloth’s app and website has loads of features that you should definitely check out. On this app, you can discover new books through personalized recommendations and top recommendations. Once you find a book you like, you can recommend and share it with other members, making BookSloth an interactive recommendation experience. BookSloth also offers monthly reading challenges and achievements that you can earn, if goals are what you need to get you reading.
On BookSloth, you also get to rate books using badges for what you enjoyed most about your favorite books. You can give a badge for a book with awesome characters or amazing worldbuilding. You can also create your own online book club, where readers can connect with your favorite books and recommendations. If any of this interests you, go check BookSloth out!
There’s no reason that books and apps have to exist in separate universes of entertainment. These apps will bring your reading to the next level with their personal recommendations and exciting features. So don’t miss out on some new recommendations that you probably wouldn’t have heard of otherwise, and definitely not as conveniently and quickly as these apps can do.
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How can I find tv shows/films similar to one I like?
As a general case, how can I find movies or TV shows similar to an existing movie or TV show that I like?
- 7 For any future visitors, this question and it's answer are intended to be a one-stop shop for all future "i like x, what's something similar?". But instead of only answering one, fairly limited question, it gives users the ability to find their own answers. – DForck42 Jan 7, 2013 at 19:04
- 3 Also, since this is community wiki, you can edit in your own answer to the connonical answer started by keen. – DForck42 Jan 7, 2013 at 19:05
- Just type "Similar movie/TV Show to XYZ" in Google Search. It will give you many link resources. Then see what you would like. – Somnath Muluk Jan 8, 2013 at 7:14
- 2 Also, I would like to add that you can always come and chat at the Screening Room and another room for Indian Movies . I have found some good guys in the Indian movies room, and got lots of recommendations there. – KK. Mar 27, 2013 at 4:08
- 1 just search on google "Related:<Movie Name>" – vs4vijay Apr 17, 2013 at 11:01
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There are a couple of websites that can help find similar shows or movies:
If you go to the TV show or movie's Wikipedia page , scroll to the bottom and you'll see a box with the Categories for that page. Often this will contain links to various genres or classes of TV shows and movies. Clicking on those links will take you to lists of all the works that have been put into those Categories, so they'll share that similarity with the work you enjoyed.
TV Tropes is a site that documents and classifies works (it covers TV shows and films, but many other things as well, such as books, manga, fanfic, etc.) based on genres as well as 'tropes' which are more specific plot/writing devices. So you have pages that list various works that have casually killed off characters . Similar to Wikipedia, if you head to a specific TV show or movie page, you'll get a list of tropes that this TV show or movie used. Those trope pages will then have links to other works that are in the same genres or use the same tropes.
IMDb documents TV shows and films and the people who work on them. So if you like a specific actor, or the writing, or the directing of a TV show or film, hit up IMDb. You can look up a specific actor/writer/director and see everything they've worked on. Wikipedia also has some of this information, but IMDb tends to be more comprehensive as this is their specific focus. IMDb also tags shows with keywords which can be used to locate movies with similar plot elements ( example ).
Jinni.com is also used to search for movies and TV shows based on your taste.
- 25 Just a warning for anyone who's not familiar with TV Tropes. It's a giant time sink! It's nearly impossible to just read one page, and once you start following links, you can't stop. So make sure you have lots of free time first. – Matthew Crumley Jan 7, 2013 at 18:34
- 1 Agreed forever on TVTropes. Enter at your own risk, and not at 2am. – pandorym Apr 16, 2013 at 11:14
- I've removed themoviespoiler.com from the list. It really has no inbuilt search feature and searching the site is effectively a Google search. Recommending movies that are immediately spoiled for you is also probably not a good idea. – coleopterist Sep 24, 2013 at 4:57
- If you're on Reddit, there's also /r/ifyoulikeblank/ . – Michael Itzoe Apr 21, 2015 at 14:11
- Unfortunately Jinni.com no longer offers their service. I personally have moved all of my ratings to IMDB and use that for movies (and anime-planet for anime-specific recommendation). – Maurycy Aug 30, 2015 at 18:23
Jinni is the way to go, and is the future! (See movie genome info.)
Wikipedia was mentioned, but what was not mentioned is that they have a few stellar consolidation pages to do searches from. This list of lists page is invaluable, as just one example.
IMDB was mentioned, but what was not mentioned is the unbelievably great Keyword search function. Searching for movies by keywords is a great way to do it. (Ahm.. I’m rather chuffed with myself for creating the first keyword for “ female sitting on a toilet ” (Wow – did I just share that?) and “ meme ”. Be sure to click on the “Movie” link on the right to refine your search to just movies or TV or whatever. Jinni is basically generating huge amounts of keywords like this for movies so that people like us will make it to the next level of the pagoda !
Netflix changed the world! (if you have a subscription.) They have great cross references to similar shows too. Also, you can use their central search field for your own keyword search based on movie summaries. (e.g. “Biker” will bring up Angels from Hell (1968) )
Finally, YouTube again for keywords is ..key. Type in a movie name + “trailer” and then see what other movies pop-up on the right hand side. Love that!
- Jinni is already mentioned! :P – Mistu4u Jan 7, 2013 at 17:32
- 3 The answer is CW so that you may edit your own advice in it instead of posting another answer, this whole question is meant to be a canonical solution to users who post "I like X, where can I find more like it?" – Tablemaker Jan 7, 2013 at 17:33
- @Mistu4u - The entry was edited and did not have the last two entries when I started. Didn't see the change before I entered my info. If it had jinni, I would not have bothered to answer the question. – ipso Jan 7, 2013 at 17:42
- @Tyler - CW – oh. Does that mean everyone goes in and makes one big list? – ipso Jan 7, 2013 at 17:48
- Essentially, yes. Your answer is great, don't get me wrong. But if we're going to be using this for a canonical then the CW works well. The great thing about CW is that no-one gets rep from it so that it is purely informational! – Tablemaker Jan 7, 2013 at 18:00
Google Search
I think people should be trained/ advised to use Google search.
But seriously, just type " movie/TV Show similar to XYZ" in Google Search . It will give you many link resources. Then see what you would like in different results.
e.g. TV shows similar to Friends
- This is a beautiful infinite circle. Best method IMO. – alfadog67 Aug 12, 2020 at 23:05
IMDb Advanced usage
In addition to the Keywords mentioned in the main index answer , there are several more advanced ways to locate similar films and TV shows on IMDb which are hidden away in menus:
On IMDb, users can create lists of titles which appear on IMDb, then apply tags to their list to help you find them.
Advanced Search
The new Keyword search interface is very thorough, however there are still search options which are not shown that can only be accessed by using the various advanced searches:
Advanced Title Search
This is the only way to search using the following criteria:
- Colour (Black & White / Colour)
- Production / Release status
- Number of user ratings
- Appears on an automatically generated list (Such as "Top 100 rated titles")
- Production company
- Box office gross
Common crew
If you know two people who worked on the film together, you can use the Two People Working Together search, tell it the two people who worked together and click search to see a list of everything they were both credited on, for example Joel Hodgson & Frank Conniff
Searching additional fields
Under the regular search bar at the top you can search the Plots and Quotes of titles, however you need to look under the Title Text Search section of Advanced Search in order to search these more specific title fields:
- Goofs (Mistakes)
- Crazy Credits (Jokes or additional credits such as Chuck Lorre's blog at the end of The Big Bang Theory )
- Filming Locations
- Soundtracks
- Literature (Printed reviews or books which mention the film)
- Versions (Different edits of the title and what changes are included)
Exact Searches
If you are absolutely certain of one of the following criteria, you can begin any search using that criteria:
There are several issues with these searches though. If you use Country, Language or Year you will get a great "Refine search" menu which will allow you to narrow down your results:
However, with Genre you don't . For this reason, if you pick a genre the best thing to do is trick the Keyword interface, Search for a random keyword , and then click the X button to dismiss the keyword:
It will then allow you to filter all the titles without having any keywords:
This works great, but please note you cannot share links to this page . If you copy the URL of the keyword interface without any keyword specified, you'll just get linked back to the list of keywords .
Once you've got a list of the films similar to the ones you like, you can then sort them with the various filters on the site, here's a quick reference to what they mean:
This is the default filter, and it is based on a combination of the amount of page views the title receives, as well as the IMDb rating for the titles.
IMDb Rating or User Rating
This is simply the rating shown for the title, measured in a number of stars. The advanced search interface says User Rating , whereas the Keyword interface calls it IMDb rating , but they are the same thing.
I know I'm late, but in addition to jinni.com and moviespoiler.com , tastekid.com is really useful and along a similar vein.
But as a bonus, it also allows the user to get similar for Books, Music, and Video Games.
- To find similar movies and shows along with genres and subjects, similarkind.com is quite helpful. – Sushant Gupta May 10, 2014 at 16:20
You can try Criticker.com if you are willing to invest in rating movies. The site uses a so called Taste Compatibility Index , a measure of the similarity between two people's taste in films :
Once you've ranked a handful of movies at Criticker, you can generate TCIs with everyone else in the community. It's better than just finding a few people with whom you generally agree -- Criticker will show you the exact people whose tastes are the most similar to your own
So it does not directly tell you what types of movies match, but it will point you to people with similar taste, and you can then look at their favorites for suggestions of movies you might also like.
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Readers are always looking for their next book. And one of the best ways to find new books to read is to use Goodreads. Here's how.
As probably the biggest database of books on the planet, Goodreads is an excellent way to find your next read.
For the uninitiated, Goodreads is a community-oriented reading website where users (90 million and counting) can store, rate, review, and discuss books.
If you have just finished a book or want to line up your next read ahead of time, here are some ways you can use Goodreads to work out what you should be reading next.
1. Use the "Books Similar To" Method
The easiest and fastest way to find a new book to read is by using Goodreads' own algorithm, which connects books on similar topics.
Let's say, for instance, that you've just read Run the Storm by George Michaelsen Foy (an evocative recount of the sinking of the El Faro in 2015). Using Google, or a search engine of your choice, type in "books similar to Run the Storm". One of the first options will be a link that brings you to a page resembling the one below.
Books which the algorithm has decided are pretty similar will show up. In general, it works quite well. On this page, the very top recommendation is for a book that's also about the El Faro sinking, while the others are nonfiction chronicles of other shipwrecks. Sometimes, however, the recommendations can be a little more bizarre.
For the best results, use this method with books that are more popular, so Goodreads has a better chance of finding recommendations that are genuinely similar.
The biggest downside of this method is that it does require you to have a book in mind already; you can't just feel like reading any romance novel, you have to feel like reading a romance novel that's similar to In Bed with the Boss, for example.
2. Use Goodreads' Listopia Feature
Goodreads' Listopia feature is excellent, because it works both when you're looking for more targeted recommendations (akin to the "similar books" option above), and when you're just in the mood for a genre more generally.
Users can choose to put any Goodreads book on a "list" of their choosing. And as you can see from the screenshot above, there are lists for a huge range of subgenres and plot points, from the broad "Best Books Ever" to ones as specific as "YA Historical Fiction Set in Colonial and Revolutionary America".
Search for lists on the topics you want using the search bar on the right.
Alternatively, if you already have a book you're thinking of, check to see if it's been placed a list and then check out the other recommendations on that list.
The Lists With This Book button will be sandwiched between Questions About this Book and Community Reviews on the book's main page. Clicking on it will open up all the lists it has been placed on, as you can see below.
Books can work their way higher up a particular list if users vote for them. A list on the best historical romances, for example, might have Gone with the Wind in top place not because of its average Goodreads rating, but because of the number of people who have voted on that particular list.
These lists are also purely community-generated, meaning occasionally a book can stray onto a list where it doesn't belong.
In general, however, Listopia is a great way to navigate through all the books in a genre or subgenre, with a focus as wide or narrow as you want it to be.
3. Browse Your Personalized Recommendations
If you're a more prolific Goodreads user, the algorithm is able to offer you personalized recommendations. These are based on the books you've shelved previously: the more detailed your filing system, the more specific-to-you the books will be.
The page can be accessed by clicking the Browse drop-down menu in the top bar, followed by Recommendations . If any of the books you see aren't what you're looking for, you can click the Not Interested tag under its cover to ensure it won't reappear.
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On this page, you can also solicit recommendations, via the Ask for Recommendations option in the sidebar box. Type in a request and it will be broadcast to your friends and the wider Goodreads community. Should you have forgotten the author or title of a book you have read, this is also one way of asking people for help.
4. Join a Goodreads Group (or 20)
Speaking of communities, joining a Goodreads group is a good way to socialize on the platform. As with lists, there are an almost infinite number of groups for almost any subgenre or plot point imaginable. If you don't know where to start, there's a list of featured groups to give you ideas.
You can reach this page by clicking Communities > Groups .
Within groups, you can discuss with fellow book-lovers, participate in buddy reads, and receive (or give) recommendations. Effectively, they function like book clubs. In fact, many actual book clubs have their own Goodreads group page.
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Every year, Goodreads hosts the Choice Awards, which lets users vote for the best books of the year in a range of genres. Almost 5 million votes were cast in the last round. If you aren't sure which books are currently trending on readers' shelves, you can use this page (accessed via the Browse dropdown menu) to find out.
It's very much a shorthand way of seeing what the most popular books are. For instance, Emily Henry's People We Meet on Vacation was the Choice Awards winner for the 2021 Romance category, with 88,000 votes. If you're someone who already keeps up with the latest viral reads, you may find the Choice Awards feature a little less useful.
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However, you can also see which other books have been nominated, if you aren't interested in the winners. The archive goes back to 2011 (when just 600,000 votes were cast!) so you can also spend some time exploring which books people enjoyed reading in years gone by.
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There are numerous web services that are designed to help you expand your musical collection in a smart way. They can read your music taste and can then suggest songs, artists and genres similar to the ones that you already love listening to.
Following are some of the best services that can recommend you new music based on what you like already. And since every service uses a different algorithm, they are all worth exploring as you’ll then have a much larger collection of songs and music artists to choose from.
Last.fm Music
Last.fm - One of the first services to recommend music based what you listen to, Last.fm uses their extensive database of user preferences to recommend new songs and artists to you. If you like listening to Artist X and ten other Last.fm users who listen to X have listed Artist Y as their favorite, chances are that you’ll also like Y.
You can download Last.fm’s program on your computer (or iPod Touch) and it will track the songs that you play the most using any of popular media players. It will then suggest you similar music that you can listen to through Last.fm streaming stations - it’s free in the US and UK and €3 per month elsewhere.
Other than desktop offerings, you can also type the name of your favorite band or song on Last.fm’s website to discover similar artists who you may like as well.
Pandora Internet Radio
Pandora Backstage - Pandora is one of the best known sites for Internet Radio and though it is only available in the United States, anyone in the world can use Pandora to discover similar songs, artists and music albums with a click.
Unlike Last.fm which primarily uses user preferences to find similar songs, Pandora uses the sophisticated Music Genome project where trained music analysts analyze hundreds of characteristics of a song to find other similar and compatible songs.
If you are in the US, you can search for song, genre or artist and Pandora will create a custom radio station for you based on favorite songs the user selects that you may listen online or from many mobile devices through specialized apps.
Related: Listen to Pandora Outside US
You can listen to music on Pandora for free for up to 40 hours per month, and unlimited playback is available for $0.99/month.
Grooveshark Radio
Grooveshark offers a beautiful web-based application where you can not only listen to music but also find related songs instantly without even creating an account.
It works like this. You search for your favorites songs and add them to the playlist. Then, click the Radio button and it will automatically add related songs to your playlist based on songs that you already added. If you don’t like a particular suggestion, you can remove that song from the playlist and Grooveshark will try to find another song you might like.
You can search for more songs and add them to your own playlist even while the music is playing, and Grooveshark will dynamically adjust its recommendations based on all of your choices. Grooveshark is free but you can go for ad-free interface by paying $3/month.
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PS:You do not need a Zune MP3 player for this to work.
You can search for an artist on the Zune Music website and then click the “Related” tab to discover similar music albums, artists and genres related to the artist. There’s a “influenced” section that shows you other artists who were influenced by the music you are currently listening to.
The Zune desktop software includes a Smart DJ feature that can automatically suggest related songs and albums from Zune’s music catalog based on music albums that already exist in your collection.
You can listen to a 30-second preview of any song, including ones that are automatically added to Smart DJ playlists. If you want more, go for the $14.95/month Zune pass that offers unlimited music streaming to your computer, your Zune MP3 player and/or your web browser. The Zune pass also offers you 10 songs per month that you can store permanently.
Apple iTunes
The Genius Sidebar feature of iTunes can help you discover new music based on what you like already. Select a song in your iTunes library, and the Genius sidebar will show you recommendations live from the iTunes Store. You can preview a 30 second segment of the song and purchase it from the iTunes store directly from the Genius sidebar.
Live Plasma for Music
One of the more innovative ways for exploring music, liveplasma.com generates a bubble graph of other artists who are similar to your favorite band. Simply enter the name of a song or artist you like, and liveplasma will automatically find related artists.
The size of a bubble varies with popularity and the closer a bubble is to your favorite band /artist, that greater the chances are that you’ll like it.
Glue is a relatively new recommendation engine that is designed to help you find new books, movies, and music based on ones you already like. Enter the name of an artist (or a music album) and Glue will show you similar albums from the same artist.
Tip: Use YouTube to Find Similar Songs
You can not only find a copy of almost every song and music video on YouTube but the other great thing about this video sharing site is that it works great a music discovery engine as well.
Just search for any song on YouTube and then expand the “Related Videos” section in the sidebar to find other music that you may also enjoy listening to. Not all “related videos” may be relevant and some of them may not be music videos at all but you’ll still discover lot of good stuff worth listening to through this technique.
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Read-Alikes: Books similar to recommended books, and authors with similar writing styles. Handpicked read-alikes for over 4500 books and 3500 authors based on each book's story, character, setting and language. Read-Alikes at BookBrowse Here you can find handpicked read-alike recommendations for more than 4,500 contemporary books and 3,500 authors.
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Otherwise I just take a look at the "New" section at the library. They're pretty good about keeping highly recommended recent publications on the shelf. For fiction, I like to use the website fantasticfiction.com. Search an author you enjoy and it has a " [author] recommends" section towards the bottom.
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This Is Not the End. by Chandler Baker. 3.80 avg. rating · 1,961 Ratings. I wonder if for the rest of my life, I'll be haunted by beautiful days. On one cloudless, radiant summer afternoon, Lake Devereaux lost everything. The car crash claimed the lives of her best friend an…. Want to Read.
At Literature Map, you can type in an author's name and then view similar authors that other readers are enjoying. The site generates a map that displays author names in relative states of closeness. The closer the authors, the more likely other readers enjoyed both. 16. Gnooks Another simple but fun AI-driven recommendation site is Gnooks.
Similar to LibraryThing in its user friendly, straightforward nature, YourNextRead has a distinct feature called MyMap, which traces connections between books you've read and connections...
Answer (1 of 3): I recommend Goodreads. You can access it through Goodreads or download the goodreads app on your phone. It has a feature where you can rate books ...
Once you find a book you like, you can recommend and share it with other members, making BookSloth an interactive recommendation experience. BookSloth also offers monthly reading challenges and achievements that you can earn, if goals are what you need to get you reading.
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Adapted loosely from a Clive Barker short story, Candyman drips with horror, suspense, and eroticism, a complicated and contradictory examination of the racialized, politicized nature of storytelling itself, why urban legends live or die, and who gets to tell those stories. Featuring a masterful performance from Tony Todd as the eponymous ghost ...
54. There are a couple of websites that can help find similar shows or movies: If you go to the TV show or movie's Wikipedia page, scroll to the bottom and you'll see a box with the Categories for that page. Often this will contain links to various genres or classes of TV shows and movies. Clicking on those links will take you to lists of all ...
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How to find a similar book is not always easy. In our 'books like' section, Five Books editors hunt for books that are like some of the most popular books available in English. They're very personal takes, because what you love in a book can vary greatly from person to person.
If you have just finished a book or want to line up your next read ahead of time, here are some ways you can use Goodreads to work out what you should be reading next. 1. Use the "Books Similar To" Method. The easiest and fastest way to find a new book to read is by using Goodreads' own algorithm, which connects books on similar topics.
21 YA Mystery Books Like 'One of Us Is Lying' TO READ NOW FOR THE THRILL OF IT ALL 1. All These Bodies by Kendare Blake Sixteen bloodless bodies. Two teenagers. One impossible explanation. In this edge-of-your-seat mystery from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake, the truth is as hard to believe as it is to find. Summer 1958.
Glue is a relatively new recommendation engine that is designed to help you find new books, movies, and music based on ones you already like. Enter the name of an artist (or a music album) and Glue will show you similar albums from the same artist. Tip: Use YouTube to Find Similar Songs