For me, tags are a very important part of picking what to read and what to pass on. But if it really is infeasible to display all of the tags in list views, I can also compromise and admit that not every tag matters to me. In general, tags fall into 4 categories for me:
- Favorite tags (I appreciate notification on these and desire to see them highlighted in list views)
- Important tags (These are neither favorites or disliked, but their presence can sway my opinion on works without favorite tags)
- Indifferent tags (They are informative, but unlikely to sway my opinion on whether to read a book)
- Disliked tags (Very short list of tags that I want to avoid)
Assuming I get to pick which tags are important like I do favorites and disliked, my ideal list/search views would then contain: Front page, Sample page, Favorite tags (highlighted) and Important tags. Works with disliked tags can be filtered out from display entirely, but I'm also fine with them showing up if the disliked tag is highlighted (and preferably the front/sample pages blurred).
I don't know if a system like that is feasible. But at least I sincerely wish we can find a format where I don't have to go to the dedicated page of every book in the list (that doesn't have a favorite tag) to find out if it is relevant for me.