Bleak House
Bleak House by Charles Dickensby Charles Dickens
Shares rank 74 of 122 novels by recommenders
Recommended for its older Dickensian English, which people find delightful, and called one of the great novels.
Recommended for its older Dickensian English, which people find delightful, and called one of the great novels.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 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: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Prose praised for how it sounds
“Similarly with the older language used by Dickens. But damn it sounds good.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “My Students Can't Read” “delightful bit of English”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 in “The Snow/Leavis ‘two cultures’ clash” Seen as a great novel
“If they are not great novels, I don't know what are.”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “I like 'em thick OR: an apology to my English teachers”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Bleak Houseby Charles DickensThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“delightful bit of English”
“If they are not great novels, I don't know what are.”
“Similarly with the older language used by Dickens. But damn it sounds good.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.