A map of the library

(via Marginal Revolution) Some folks have created a map of literature taste. On each map, the closer the author to your specified author, the more likely a person is to also like that author. There haven't been too many surprises for me so far, although when I put in Alan Furst, I got Ariel Dorfman, who was previously unknown to me. He also looks like he is into the moody thriller, although set in his native Chile. Nerds will be shocked to see Robert Jordan hovering so close to George R. R. Martin. There are issues as the data comes entirely from user data entry, so I found both Ayn Rand and Rand for example. Still, it's entertaining.