Bluebeard
Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegutby Kurt Vonnegut
Shares rank 74 of 122 novels by recommenders
People recommend it for its meditation on how meaning gets assigned to art, and as a mature Vonnegut that reuses motifs from his earlier work.
People recommend it for its meditation on how meaning gets assigned to art, and as a mature Vonnegut that reuses motifs from his earlier work.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not 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
- 3 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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Meditation on art and meaning
“it ruminates on the nature of art and how/why meaning is assigned to it”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape” Mature Vonnegut reusing earlier motifs
“A mature Vonnegut who knew how to use motifs from his earlier work.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape” Enjoyable from the start
“I only started it and I'm already enjoying it significantly.”
Comment from 26 Dec 2025 in “Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape”
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 |
| Bluebeardby Kurt VonnegutThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I only started it and I'm already enjoying it significantly.”
“A mature Vonnegut who knew how to use motifs from his earlier work.”
“it ruminates on the nature of art and how/why meaning is assigned to it”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.