Our friends at n+1 are back with their annual pre-yuletide gift. Bookmatch , the highly bespoke literary quiz, pairs readers with a custom-made syllabus based on their answers to a dozen or so quirky questions.

Be warned: this is not Buzzfeed’s multiple choice. Last year, Bookmatch pitched existential softballs, like “You like it when a book _____ you. a) skewers b) soothes c) seduces d) startles.” Previous queries have skewed cheeky. As in 2023’s prompt, “You are a finger. Which one?”

The quiz taker’s responses generate a customized 10- book reading list curated by n+1’ s vast contributor network. This year, recommenders include cultural heavies like Susan Orlean, Tony Tulathimutte, Jia Tolentino, Vincenzo Latronico, Sarah Thankam Matthews, and Tavi Gevinson.

Quiz-takers also receive a discount to purchase books on their list via the good old indie bookseller McNally Jackson.

Eh, but it’s just an internet quiz, you protest. How “bespoke” could it possibly be? Consider a personal testimony.…