I love my local small book stores, but I rarely explore the bookshelves on my own. I go straight to the owner and tell them what book i recently read and what a

I love my local small book stores, but I rarely explore the bookshelves on my own. I go straight to the owner and tell them what book i recently read and what aspects about I liked, which not and ask them what they recommend me reading next. And over time they have a better and better understanding about my tastes. This has worked better for me than any algorithm or crowd sourced recommendations, because neither of them understands why I enjoyed something. This only works in the small shops where the people there live for books, not in the big chain stores where they just work.