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r/suggestmeabook vs r/books

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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/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!

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;…

Supported differences

Aspectr/suggestmeabookr/books
Public focus (from each community’s public 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! 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…
Size
r/books is larger in our directory (about 8×).
 3.4M members 27.3M members
Posting activity (our sample) 106.1/day 60.3/day
Common post types in our sample text posts 100% text posts 86%, links 13%, videos 1%
Allowed submission type (meta) Text posts Text or links
Selected 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 Discussion is the Goal; Uncivil behavior; Recommendation Requests; What's That Book Called?; Promotional

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: