# Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Two commenters call it a good book, and no critic raised a complaint in the discussions.

## Why people recommend it

- Described as a good book (1 comments): ""Bloodlands" by Snyder is a good book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50156076))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber and David Wengrow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dawn-of-everything.md): 23 recommend
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- [The Box by Marc Levinson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/box.md): 16 recommend
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- [Chip War by Chris Miller](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chip-war.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541600061?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781541600065) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Bloodlands by Timothy Snyder", https://hackerapproved.com/p/bloodlands/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).