r/suggestmeabook vs r/booksuggestions

Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.

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Two book-recommendation communities side by side

Both communities exist for “what should I read?” asks. r/suggestmeabook’s description invites you to list past favourites; r/booksuggestions markets itself as a place to request suggestions.

In our directory, suggestmeabook is larger (about 3.4M, rank #304) than booksuggestions (about 1.4M, rank #761), with a higher activity sample (~106 posts/day vs ~50). They list each other as related.

Overlap is real—so choice is about tone and rules. suggestmeabook explicitly bans posts that do not ask for suggestions and bans “Should I read…”. booksuggestions forbids posts that are not book requests, blocks AI/ChatGPT posts or comments in its collected titles, and rejects posts about where to find books.

Either works for a clear recommendation request with tastes described in the body.
Prefer the larger, busier r/suggestmeabook if you want more reply volume.
Neither currently has a full SubMouse community page inside the live Top cut—both open via the info tool.

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

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r/booksuggestions

Book Suggestions

In need of a good read? Let us know what you want and we guarantee you'll find a great book, or your money back. This subreddit is for people to ask for suggestions on books to read. Please only post requests for sugges…

Members: 1.4M
7-day growth: +1.3K
Posts/day: 49.9
Directory rank: #761
Created: Jul 25, 2010
Submissions: Text posts

Sample mix: text posts 100%

Topics: Books

Rule titles (short names we collected)

Not a book request
No self-promotion or advertising
Follow Reddiquette
No illegal content
Not a suggestion
No posts about where to find books & book recomendations
No AI or ChatGPT posts or comments

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Supported differences

Aspect	r/suggestmeabook	r/booksuggestions
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!	In need of a good read? Let us know what you want and we guarantee you'll find a great book, or your money back. This subreddit is for people to ask for suggestions on books to read. Please only post requests for sugges…
Size r/suggestmeabook is larger in our directory (about 2.5×).	3.4M members	1.4M members
Posting activity (our sample)	106.1/day	49.9/day
Common post types in our sample	text posts 100%	text posts 100%
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	Not a book request; No self-promotion or advertising; Follow Reddiquette; No illegal content; Not a suggestion

What they share

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

Where this comparison comes from

Directory members/descriptions plus collected short rule titles and activity samples for both. Direct related-list link between the two. No full sidebar copy.

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.