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r/books vs r/suggestmeabook

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Book discussion hub vs “what should I read next?” requests

r/books describes itself as fostering in-depth discussion about books, authors and genres. r/suggestmeabook exists so you can say what you liked and get concrete suggestions.

In our directory, books is far larger (about 27.3M, rank #18) than suggestmeabook (about 3.4M, rank #304). Activity samples flip the intuition: suggestmeabook posts more often (~106/day vs ~60), which fits a request-driven room. books lists suggestmeabook and booksuggestions on its related list; suggestmeabook lists books and booksuggestions.

Rule titles make the purpose split explicit: books has dedicated bans for recommendation requests and “what’s that book called?” style posts, pushing those asks elsewhere; suggestmeabook requires that posts actually ask for suggestions and include body text.

  • Use r/books for discussion, reviews and author/genre talk—not bare “suggest me something” posts.
  • Use r/suggestmeabook when you want tailored recommendations and are ready to describe tastes in the body.
  • Directory related links connect the two; books’ own rules redirect recommendation requests away from the main discussion feed.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.

r/books

So many books, so little time

This is a moderated subreddit. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you're look…

Members
27.3M
7-day growth
+5.9K
Posts/day
60.3
Directory rank
#18
Created
Jan 25, 2008
Submissions
Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 86%, links 13%, videos 1%

Topics: Books

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Discussion is the Goal
  • Uncivil behavior
  • Recommendation Requests
  • What's That Book Called?
  • Promotional
  • Distribution or solicitation for pirated material
  • Unmarked spoilers
  • Homework help request
  • Image-Only/Video-Only
  • Low Quality Book List
  • Full Rules and Guidelines

Open r/books on SubMouse

About this community: r/books ranks #18 on SubMouse’s SFW Top list (about 27.3 million subscribers in the directory). Catalogue framing: This is a moderated subreddit. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you're… Moderation themes that shape the room include: Discussion is the Goal; Uncivil behavior;…

r/suggestmeabook

Suggest Me A Book

Need an idea what to read next? Tell us what you've enjoyed in the past, or what you're looking for, and let the community suggest a book (or books) for you to read!

Members
3.4M
7-day growth
+2.5K
Posts/day
106.1
Directory rank
#304
Created
May 17, 2014
Submissions
Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Books

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • No Piracy
  • Post Doesn't Ask for Book Suggestions
  • No Self-Promotion - you will be banned.
  • Posts must include text in the body
  • Trolling or Uncivil Behavior
  • No Spam (including blogspam)
  • No "Should I read..."
  • Spoilers - please use tags
  • Links and URL Shorteners
  • Mod Mail and Removals

Open r/suggestmeabook on SubMouse

About this community: r/suggestmeabook (#304, about 3.4 million) exists so readers can request book suggestions based on tastes—and nothing else. Catalogue description: Need an idea what to read next? Tell us what you've enjoyed in the past, or what you're looking for, and let the community suggest a book (or books) for you to read!

Supported differences

Aspectr/booksr/suggestmeabook
Public focus (from each community’s public description) This is a moderated subreddit. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres, or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. If you're look… Need an idea what to read next? Tell us what you've enjoyed in the past, or what you're looking for, and let the community suggest a book (or books) for you to read!
Size
r/books is larger in our directory (about 8×).
 27.3M members 3.4M members
Posting activity (our sample) 60.3/day 106.1/day
Common post types in our sample text posts 86%, links 13%, videos 1% text posts 100%
Allowed submission type (meta) Text or links Text posts
Selected rule titles (short names we collected) Discussion is the Goal; Uncivil behavior; Recommendation Requests; What's That Book Called?; Promotional No Piracy; Post Doesn't Ask for Book Suggestions; No Self-Promotion - you will be banned.; Posts must include text in the body; Trolling or Uncivil Behavior

What they share

  • Shared SubMouse topics: Books
  • Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.

Rule titles that steer the traffic

r/books short titles include: Discussion is the Goal; Uncivil behavior; Recommendation Requests; What’s That Book Called?; Promotional; piracy; unmarked spoilers; homework help; image/video-only; low-quality book lists.

r/suggestmeabook: No Piracy; Post Doesn’t Ask for Book Suggestions; No Self-Promotion; Posts must include text in the body; no “Should I read…”; spoilers; limits on links/URL shorteners.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links between books and suggestmeabook. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.

Comparisons we prepared

Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: