Moods

How books feel to read — a shared vocabulary, confirmed by readers. The bar under each mood is the crowd's verdict across every book wearing it.

• Adventurous
• Challenging
• Dark
• Emotional
• Funny
• Hopeful
• Informative
• Inspiring
• Lighthearted
• Mysterious
• Reflective
• Relaxing
• Sad
• Tense

Textures of the prose

How the writing itself reads, on six axes — the style of the prose, the rhythm of its sentences, how close the narrator stands, whether it teaches or lets you live it, its emotional weather and its outlook. The AI makes the first claim, the readers confirm or refute it; a claim that wins its vote is written onto the book.