# Shepherd book recommendations

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Shepherd book recommendations and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for finding books loved by readers with similar taste. Critics say its lists feel algorithmic, not handpicked.

## Why people recommend it

- Finds books liked by similar readers (3 comments): "a new feature that lets you enter a book/author you love and see which books readers who also loved that book/author liked" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46419733)) "you can get recommendations from people who loved DCC as one of their 3 fav reads of the year" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46432325)) "I want deeply personalized book recommendations for similar readers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46419738))
- Large set of personal book lists (2 comments): "We have about 12,000 author-created book recommendation lists; they are deeply personal and may include gender." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46432321)) "you can get recommendations from people who loved DCC as one of their 3 fav reads of the year" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46432325))

## What people warn about

- Asks how many books you've read (1 comments): "was dismayed at having to say how many books they've read" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46423056))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Goodreads-trained book recommendation model](https://hackerapproved.com/p/goodreads-trained-book-recommendation-model.md): 25 recommend
- [Google Books](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-books.md): 22 recommend
- [HackerBooks by DOSAYGO-STUDIO](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hackerbooks.md): 22 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.brannans.com/domain/shepherd-com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Shepherd book recommendations", https://hackerapproved.com/p/shepherd/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).