So I am trying to train ChatGPT to make book suggestions based on my mood and what I typically like. I have input all of my GoodReads data and will often feedback what I did and didn't like about books. Before buying a book I will often consult my ChatGPT to tell me if it think I will like it. Sometimes, it tells me not to read certain books that I expect I will like but I don't take it as a "never read it". I take it more as "choose another book from your long list of books that you want to read first."
I've asked ChatGPT to summarize my book taste in a paragraph. Here is what it says:
"I tend to prefer books with strong premises, psychological unease, escalating tension, and a real sense of payoff. I gravitate toward dark, strange, or existential stories that commit fully to their ideas, especially when they involve reality breakdown, dread, mystery, or high-concept speculative elements. I usually care more about atmosphere, momentum, and emotional impact than beautiful prose, and I am less interested in slow, prestige-driven literary fiction that feels inert or overly self-conscious. That said, I can still enjoy messier or more divisive books if they have the right compulsive, edgy, or psychologically unstable energy. Some of my favorites are Wayward Pines, The Library at Mount Char, The Fisherman, and The Gone World."
Honestly, I think it has got my taste pretty well dialed in. It has given me some very good recommendations, but it can also be a bit too narrow sometimes and act like I only like one very specific type of book.
Has anyone else tried doing this with ChatGPT for books? Has it worked well for you, or does it also occasionally overfit your taste and start boxing you in too much?
by JakubJamesBoote