Yogurrt Recommender v0.2

EDIT: Nevermind, this is bad. It's hallucinating books that don't exist. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Can someone add the LLM/AI tag so this kind of garbage can be filtered out?

How does this work? It's surprisingly on point with its tags.

Interesting! I'm guessing this is AI-based: is it using some kind of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) approach? Seemed to work quite well for the couple of cases I tried it in.

In messing around with this, by searching The Dark Tower, I managed to get it to recommend me "The Dark Tower" with only three suggestion parameters!

Then, I redid the search to see if it was a fluke and it removed Dark Tower and reordered much of the list. If I'd expected that much change I would've made of the order and books but a fun recommender regardless. I'd probably prefer not having the Amazon links but I guess that's a feature many might enjoy.

Cool. It's been a little difficult finding a lot of quality paranoia-inducing possession/replacement sci-fi like The Body Snatchers. It gave some well-known recommendations along with interesting, unique suggestions that I haven't encountered before. It is sometimes difficult to evaluate just how much of the theme I seek is actually represent in a book, so those seem like useful.

Your Recommendations. Preferred: Alien invasion, Paranoia-inducing, Identity loss.

• Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (1985).
  • Earth faces an invasion by elephant-like aliens, leading to a paranoid scramble for survival and the defense of human identity.
• The Bohr Maker by Linda Nagata (1995).
  • In a future dominated by nanotechnology, a rogue molecule breeds paranoia and confusion by altering identities and loyalties.
• The Night's Dawn Trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton (1996-1999).
  • This epic space opera mixes alien threats with political intrigue and paranoia as humanity faces both external invasion and internal identity crises.
• Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler (1993).
  • Set in a dystopian future, this novel explores themes of identity and paranoia amidst societal collapse and alienation within human interactions.
• The Forge of God by Greg Bear (1987).
  • An alien race's quiet yet terrifying invasion breeds paranoia as humans struggle to understand and counteract the impending annihilation.
• The Rising by Brian Keene (2003).
  • An otherworldly entity's invasion manifests as undead humans and animals, leading survivors into a paranoid struggle to retain their identities and sanity.
• The Risen Empire by Scott Westerfeld (2003).
  • An interstellar conflict sparks paranoia and an existential crisis as factions vie for control and individuals grapple with the erosion of their identities.
• Pandora’s Star by Peter F. Hamilton (2004).
  • When a human starship inadvertently awakens a dormant alien menace, paranoia and fear of identity loss take hold in this sprawling space-opera narrative.
• Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (2005).
  • Earth is enclosed in a mysterious barrier by unknown aliens, leading to global paranoia and a profound questioning of human identity and survival.
• Survivors by Terry Nation (1976, TV series revival 2008).
  • Post-apocalyptic paranoia runs rampant as survivors navigate a world forever changed by an alien-induced plague, challenging their sense of identity and purpose.