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lkbmyesterday at 10:20 PM0 repliesview on HN

Earlier today, I was thinking about doing something somewhat similar to this.

I was recently trying to remember a portal fantasy I read as a kid. Goodreads has some impressive lists, not just "Portal Fantasies"[0], but "Portal Fantasies where the portal is on water[1], and a seven more "where/what's the portal" categories like that.

But the portal fantasy I was seeking is on the water and not on the list.

LLMs have failed me so far, as has browsing the larger portal fantasy list. So, I thought, what if I had an LLM look through a list of kids books published in the 1990s and categorize "is this a portal fantasy?" and "which category is the portal?"

I would 1. possibly find my book and 2. possibly find dozens of books I could add to the lists. (And potentially help augment other Goodread-like sites.)

Haven't done it, but I still might.

Anyway, thanks for making this. It's a really cool project!

[0] https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/103552.Portal_Fantasy_Bo...

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/172393.Fiction_Portal_is...