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# Discover reading recommendations from shared favorite books

Find new titles based on what readers with overlapping taste recommend

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askSubmit favorite books
- ThenAnalyze reader taste overlaps
- ResultCurate matched reading list

Explore book suggestions beyond narrow genre constraints by analyzing reading preferences and reader overlap. Provide your favorite authors or recent top titles to receive curated suggestions based on shared taste patterns, complete with concise synopses and contextual reasons for each pick.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

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When the user shares their favorite books or authors, search for titles frequently enjoyed by readers who loved the same works. Prioritize thematic and stylistic affinity across diverse genres rather than just similar sub-genres. Compile the suggestions into a reading note with brief synopses and reasons for the match. If the user asks to save the list to an external account or export notes, draft the changes and ask for confirmation before saving.
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## Tools it uses

BrowserChatNotes

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- books
- reading
- recommendations
- literature

## Source

[Show HN: See what readers who loved your favorite book/author also loved to read](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46419822)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-16

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-16 · Updated 2026-10-16 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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