a book club with exactly one member.
The club is in session. Attendance: you.
See a book, take a photo, and find out whether it’s worth your time. No meetings, no feed, no one else’s opinion.
Free to use, with 5 book checks each month.
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke
what it’s about
A man lives alone in a house of endless halls and tides, keeping careful notebooks, until the notebooks stop agreeing with him.
How it fits you
PromisingShort, strange, and built on discovery. Close to what you said you want right now.
how it works
- 1
Bring a book to the club
Photograph a cover, a whole shelf, or a screenshot. Or paste a title or a reading list. Every book in it gets picked out.
- 2
Hear what it actually is
What it’s about, who wrote it, how long it is, and how it fits your taste. A few honest paragraphs, no star ratings.
- 3
Decide and move on
Put it on the pile or pass. You can change your mind later. Nobody will ask why.
the club knows you
your taste
A three-minute questionnaire about what you love, what loses you, and what you want right now. Optional, resumable, and editable whenever your mood changes.
notes
“Something light after work.” “No bleak endings for a while.” Short notes keep the club up to date on what you’re in the mood for.
the record
Every book you’ve checked, newest first, with your decision attached. The shelf you saw three weeks ago is still there.
Keep following the reading trail.
The club is free for 5 book checks each month. Anti-social book club Plus removes the limit, so you can check as many covers, spines, titles, and reading lists as you like.
Monthly
$2.99 per month
Best value
$29 per year
from the blog
The case for a book club of one
Book clubs are good at friendship and wine. They are much worse at helping you find the next book you’ll love. A club with one member fixes that.
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