I know a lot of people don’t like AI and I also feel some kinda way about it, but I found it pretty helpful here. There aren’t many people who read as much or are into the kind of books that I am in my circle, so I can’t really cover this via social connections outside the internet.

How it works: write a list with all the books you read in the past, plus how you rate them. Put that into whatever AI and tell it to suggest some books with a short spoiler free paragraph on why it would be a good suggestion.

Sometimes I ask for stuff that fits with what I already read, sometimes I ask it to suggest stuff that might cover blind spots or perspectives that I haven’t covered yet. So far I’ve enjoyed most suggestions and found some books I wouldn’t have found otherwise.

I read mostly classics, so if you’re into newer stuff it might not be as up to date.