The Annotated Alice
The Annotated Alice by Martin Gardnerby Martin Gardner
Shares rank 53 of 122 novels by recommenders
Recommended for its engaging notes on the mathematical and other subtleties of both Alice books. No criticisms appeared in the quotes.
Recommended for its engaging notes on the mathematical and other subtleties of both Alice books. No criticisms appeared in the quotes.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Easy to borrow from libraries
“I would suggest you checkout all of Martin Gardner from that library if you can.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Math Jokes in Alice in Wonderland” “Oh excellent, my library has a copy available right now.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “Math Jokes in Alice in Wonderland”
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| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Annotated Aliceby Martin GardnerThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I would suggest you checkout all of Martin Gardner from that library if you can.”
“It has a section on the Cheshire cat's grin”
“Oh excellent, my library has a copy available right now.”
“explains the subtleties, mathematical and otherwise, of both Alice books in engaging detail”
“Anyone interested in this ought to read Marin Gardner's book”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.