City
City by Clifford Simakby Clifford Simak
Shares rank 135 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
A science fiction classic that commenters urge others to read. No critic of the book appears in the quotes.
A science fiction classic that commenters urge others to read. No critic of the book appears in the quotes.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: 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 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
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Recommended as a scifi classic
“If you haven't read the scifi classic "City" by Clifford Simak, please do so!”
Comment from 25 Feb 2026 in “I'm helping my dog vibe code games”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Cityby Clifford SimakThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If we must have GasTown/City/Metropolis then at least get an agent to examine and block potentially harmful commands”
“If you haven't read the scifi classic "City" by Clifford Simak, please do so!”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.