Here’s the fast guide to finding book recommendations from Reddit, without dealing with reddit’s awful search
Reddit is a fantastic method for crowd-sourced information, whilst being mostly free of blatant paid advertisement (depending on the subreddit).
It’s been especially useful in my often repeated quest for new book recommendations.
However I, and I’m sure you as well, have frequently changing tastes in what particular genre I’m interested in. Sometimes I’d prefer a hard-hitting slampiece on a scarcely spoken about segment of our judiciary system. Or perhaps something a little more noir, brimming with intrigue and mystery
Writer’s note: I’m not affiliated with any of the books linked, nor do they have any purpose in soliciting you. I simply enjoyed the authors’ work!
The problem with finding great publications like these on Reddit, is actually Reddit’s very own defunct search engine making it exceedingly onerous to find the recommendation(s) you’re looking for!
Let me offer you the end-all be all for navigating Reddit’s vast source of book recommendations!
Google.
No seriously, it’s Google — the zenith of book recommendations is leveraging the best parts of Google (its search engine) with Reddit’s unrivaled content.
So, how exactly do you best utilize Google to search Reddit?
It’s tremendously simple, but not something you’d be aware of without knowledge of Google’s search bar’s syntax
When searching for Reddit’s book recommendations on Google, simply type what you’re looking for, as simply and forthright as possible:
Ex. “Best comedy sci-fi books”
And add this at the end before searching:
Site:reddit.com
Voila! That’s it! The site:reddit.com ensures all your results only come from Reddit, whilst maintaining the intelligence of Google’s search algorithm.
Bonus tip!
If you have a specific subreddit in mind, you need simply to change site:reddit.com to site:reddit.com/r/whatever-subreddit-you-have-in-mind!
And that’s how you get good book suggestions from reddit!
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