# Animal Liberation by Peter Singer

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Animal Liberation by Peter Singer and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a book that persuaded them to become vegetarian and to learn more about the ethics of animal treatment. No critical quotes appeared.

## Why people recommend it

- Persuaded readers to become vegetarian (3 comments): "The original animal liberation book was a major contributing factor to me becoming vegetarian" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49909649)) "I became vegetarian after reading the original book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50156230)) "it had enough of an impact to stop me eating meat" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48368942))
- Recommended as a starting point (2 comments): "Highly recommend reading “animal liberation” if you want to learn more about it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50246428)) "If you haven't read it and want to learn more, a good one is" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48301522))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Tao Te Ching by Laozi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tao-te-ching-translated.md): 32 recommend
- [Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zen-and-the-art-of-motorcycle-maintenance.md): 24 recommend
- [Meditations by Marcus Aurelius](https://hackerapproved.com/p/meditations.md): 17 recommend
- [I Am a Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter](https://hackerapproved.com/p/i-am-a-strange-loop.md): 16 recommend
- [Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/simulacra-and-simulation.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060011572?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780060011574) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Animal Liberation by Peter Singer", https://hackerapproved.com/p/animal-liberation/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).