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69points
15comments
#641of 2,242 in 2017
Top 29%of 2017 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

0 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.

Design: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Cool idea and site

    From 3 comments
    • Cool site! Reminds me a lot of https://thingsonreddit.com/ which was also shared here recently. What is your formula for popularity score?
      czue on HN
    • This is cool - I think it might be more compelling if you created some sort of infographic or analysis on top of this data that pulls the user in a bit. What list did you use for…
      mipmap04 on HN
    • Nice idea. Remove the React favicon ;)
      bertomartin on HN

Objections

  • Needs more visual analysis or infographic to engage users

    From 1 comment
    • This is cool - I think it might be more compelling if you created some sort of infographic or analysis on top of this data that pulls the user in a bit. What list did you use for…
      mipmap04 on HN
  • Fixed number of books per topic is limiting

    From 2 comments
    • OP, if you are the developer of the page, can you make it that users can select the number of books to be displayed on each topic? That would be pretty useful.
      nestorherre on HN
    • Actually the opposite lol. I'd like to get more books, for instance, on a certain topic, since I'm an avid reader and would like to get the most out of this tool. For instance,…
      nestorherre on HN

Requests

  • Let users choose number of books per topic

    From 2 comments
    • OP, if you are the developer of the page, can you make it that users can select the number of books to be displayed on each topic? That would be pretty useful.
      nestorherre on HN
    • Actually the opposite lol. I'd like to get more books, for instance, on a certain topic, since I'm an avid reader and would like to get the most out of this tool. For instance,…
      nestorherre on HN
  • Shareable URLs for each category

    From 1 comment
    • Additional feature request: update the URL for each category so that I can easily share a particular list (e.g., https://redditfavorites.com/drawing). Thanks!
      crackered on HN
  • Remove React favicon

    From 1 comment

Questions

  • What is the popularity score formula?

    From 1 comment
    • Cool site! Reminds me a lot of https://thingsonreddit.com/ which was also shared here recently. What is your formula for popularity score?
      czue on HN
  • Which book list is used for recognition and are matches exact?

    From 1 comment
    • This is cool - I think it might be more compelling if you created some sort of infographic or analysis on top of this data that pulls the user in a bit. What list did you use for…
      mipmap04 on HN

Alternatives named

  • thingsonreddit.com

    From 1 comment
    • Cool site! Reminds me a lot of https://thingsonreddit.com/ which was also shared here recently. What is your formula for popularity score?
      czue on HN
  • Audible

    From 1 comment
    • Have you tried Audible? https://www.audible.com
      csjr on HN

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