Can I have BookLamp find me books that are different than a certain book, if I want to?
Yes. The advantage of having a great deal of data about a book is that you can use that data to match any criteria you like. This means you could select a book and have the system find you an anti-match. One of the features that is planned is what we internally call, “Press my limits.” The idea is that, after the system has determined what your preferred range is, it can go to the edge of that range and select a new title. The goal is to find you a new book that you probably wouldn’t read on your own, but is not so far outside your preference that you’ll never make it through. Reward exploration. 🙂 You can then adjust how far outside your preferred range you care to stray – mildly different, or total radical? It’s also important to keep in mind that staying within a single frame of writing style does not mean you will not encounter new ideas or stories. But if you like Michael Crichton as an author, finding other people writing different stories, but in a similar style can be valuable
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