Taste

Fiction vs nonfiction

Same stars, different shelves. Only rated books with a fiction flag.

Does length matter?

Average rating by page-count bucket. Thin books vs doorstops.

• Under 200p 3.76★ · 28
• 200–299p 3.82★ · 31
• 300–399p 3.73★ · 26
• 400p+ 3.76★ · 22

Genres by average rating

Tags with at least 4 rated books. A book can sit in more than one row — same overlap as elsewhere.

• Science 6 books · 100% ≥4★
  4.33★ +0.56
  volume 8%
• Self-Help 6 books · 100% ≥4★
  4.21★ +0.44
  volume 8%
• Contemporary 5 books · 100% ≥4★
  4.20★ +0.43
  volume 7%
• Philosophy 8 books · 88% ≥4★
  4.16★ +0.39
  volume 11%
• Nonfiction 16 books · 94% ≥4★
  4.14★ +0.37
  volume 23%
• History 12 books · 92% ≥4★
  4.00★ +0.23
  volume 17%
• Biography 9 books · 89% ≥4★
  4.00★ +0.23
  volume 13%
• Short Stories 5 books · 100% ≥4★
  4.00★ +0.23
  volume 7%
• Humor 4 books · 100% ≥4★
  4.00★ +0.23
  volume 6%
• Drama 4 books · 100% ≥4★
  4.00★ +0.23
  volume 6%
• Literary Fiction 14 books · 86% ≥4★
  3.93★ +0.16
  volume 20%
• Business 6 books · 83% ≥4★
  3.88★ +0.11
  volume 8%
• Psychology 7 books · 71% ≥4★
  3.82★ ≈ avg
  volume 10%
• Fantasy 31 books · 71% ≥4★
  3.78★ ≈ avg
  volume 44%
• Classics 45 books · 67% ≥4★
  3.77★ ≈ avg
  volume 63%
• Fiction 71 books · 70% ≥4★
  3.75★ ≈ avg
  volume 100%
• Young Adult 19 books · 74% ≥4★
  3.74★ ≈ avg
  volume 27%
• Adventure 12 books · 58% ≥4★
  3.71★ -0.06
  volume 17%
• Crime 7 books · 71% ≥4★
  3.71★ -0.06
  volume 10%
• Science Fiction 20 books · 60% ≥4★
  3.68★ -0.09
  volume 28%
• Thriller 6 books · 67% ≥4★
  3.58★ -0.19
  volume 8%
• Mystery 16 books · 50% ≥4★
  3.47★ -0.30
  volume 23%
• Romance 12 books · 50% ≥4★
  3.31★ -0.46
  volume 17%

Surprises

Tags that sit furthest from your overall average — favorites and soft spots.

• Science 4.33★ +0.56★ above your shelf average · n=6
• Romance 3.31★ -0.46★ below your shelf average · n=12
• Self-Help 4.21★ +0.44★ above your shelf average · n=6
• Contemporary 4.20★ +0.43★ above your shelf average · n=5
• Philosophy 4.16★ +0.39★ above your shelf average · n=8
• Nonfiction 4.14★ +0.37★ above your shelf average · n=16

Authors you return to

At least two rated books. Sorted by average stars.

• Ernest Hemingway 4.33★ · 3
• Donna Tartt 4.25★ · 2
• Brandon Sanderson 4.00★ · 6
• Cal Newport 4.00★ · 3
• Randall Munroe 4.00★ · 2
• Fumio Sasaki 4.00★ · 2
• Siddhartha Mukherjee 4.00★ · 2
• Elif Batuman 4.00★ · 2
• William Shakespeare 4.00★ · 2
• Haruki Murakami 3.92★ · 15
• Liu Cixin 3.67★ · 3
• Philip K. Dick 3.50★ · 2