# The Body Electric by Robert O. Becker

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Body Electric by Robert O. Becker and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Commenters call this 1985 book interesting and recommend reading it. No critic raised a complaint about it.

## Why people recommend it

- Found interesting by readers (1 comments): "His book "The Body Electric" (1985) was quite interesting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46848464))
- Strongly recommended as reading (1 comments): "I highly suggest you read his book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48633831))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0688069711?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780688069711) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Body Electric by Robert O. Becker", https://hackerapproved.com/p/body-electric/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).