anguswithgusto
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Comment · 3 years ago
This + one that mined book blurbs
Comment · 3 years ago
Curation is solid. Depends on who they pick as the subject matter expert, but for example, their Shakespeare biography recommendations are themselves from one of the best living Shakespeare biographers. [1]
I find "Five Books" picks better than Amazon recommendations, and faster than Google/Reddit searches. Example: search "wine book" on Amazon and it's all wine textbooks and pretty-but-vapid coffee table books. Meanwhile, Five Books will suggests Kermit Lynch's fantastic cult classic wine memoir [2].
[1] https://fivebooks.com/best-books/shakespeare-biography-james...
Comment · 6 years ago
Hey, I'll drink it?