Cosmicomics
Cosmicomics by Italo Calvinoby Italo Calvino
Shares rank 4 of 13 short story collections by recommenders
People recommend it for its beautiful short stories, which are easy to dip in and out of.
People recommend it for its beautiful short stories, which are easy to dip in and out of.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- 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: recommended
- May 2026: not 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
- 6 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
Beautiful short story work
“His short story work is beautiful.”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Italo Calvino: A Traveller in a World of Uncertainty” Easy to dip in and out of
“they are easy to dip in and out of”
Comment from 20 Oct 2026 in “Making a 88x31 button book using ImageMagick” Enjoyable to read
“I really enjoyed Cosmicomics!”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “I gave Opus 5.5 one prompt and six hours to visualize Invisible Cities”
Other short story collections people recommend
The four most recommended other short story collections, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhalationby Ted Chiang | 21 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Stories of Your Life and Othersby Ted Chiang | 15 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Valuable Humans in Transitby qntm | 10 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Cosmicomicsby Italo CalvinoThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Ficcionesby Jorge Luis Borges | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“they are easy to dip in and out of”
“I really enjoyed Cosmicomics!”
“His short story work is beautiful.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.