FAQs

Unsans is fundamentally different from Goodreads and Amazon; these latter platforms aggregate opinions. On the other hand, Unsans examines shifts in assumptions, frames, and judgment. More specifically, Unsans focuses on cognitive impact: how a book alters assumptions, reframes problems, or sharpens intuition. Unsans does not focus on opinions or star ratings.

No, it isn’t, and we have no intention of becoming one. Unsans does not review, rate, critique, or summarize books. Rather, it focuses on its impact on society and the social zeitgeist, and on its cognitive impact on the reader.

No. Unsans is independent and unaffiliated with publishers, authors, or institutions.

No. Unsans avoids advocacy and ideology — political or otherwise — in all its forms. Rather, it focuses on how books influence thinking, and in no way does it decide what readers should believe.

Unsans is a curated library of books examined for how they change the way a reader thinks, judges, and perceives the world, not just what they explain.

Unsans is for discerning readers who care less about entertainment value and more about intellectual clarity and long-term insight; readers who do not care about reading speed or volume.

“Unsans” gestures toward thought beyond surface form: ideas stripped of all ornamentation and closer to their essence. It suggests thinking without defaults, and reading without inherited assumptions.