Read This Twice
Read This Twice is an online community made to bring together their favorite books.
It was originally started to highlight the books recommended by famous people and even today, it features a section from where users can see which books have been endorsed by the likes of Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Oprah Winfrey, Elon Musk, and many others.
Later on, Read This Twice added the ability for everyone to create their own lists of best books. Those lists are also very customizable, allowing users to make them public or private, select a layout, and import their books from Goodreads.
Finally, and this is where things get really interesting, the site has its own AI assistant designed to help users find the next book to read.
Called Sona, it will take your text input and search through Read This Twice’s database to help you find your next literary adventure. Just tell it what you’re in the mood for, and Sona will use her book smarts to recommend the perfect read for you. Cool!
Video Overview ▶️
What are the key features? ⭐
- Find the book to read with AI: Let Sona, your book-loving AI assistant, find the one for you. There are even examples to see how this works.
- People: The section of the site that features books recommended by famous people like Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, Emma Watson, and many others.
- Personal Library: You can also create your own section with books you would recommend to others to read. Additionally, you get to decide whether your list will be public or private, select a layout, and import the books you have in Goodreads.
- Lists: There is also a section featuring the best books on a range of subjects, such as personal development, cryptocurrencies, dragon books, different kinds of manga books, and much more.
- Most recommended books: And you get to see which books have been recommended by most users. It is kind of a good starting point.
Who is it for? 🤔
Examples of what you can use it for 💭
- Find the next book to read
- Browse through famous people's book collections
- Create your own personal library of books you would recommend to others
- See which books are trending
Pros & Cons ⚖️
- Much cooler than Goodreads
- If you want to become the next Bill Gates, you better read what he reads
- Cool for keeping up with what you've read (and would recommend to others)
- It's too mainstream, not for folks reading old and specific books
