# The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Dog Stars by Peter Heller and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers call it a favorite and worth rereading, and one says the book is far better than the film adaptation.

## Why people recommend it

- Worth rereading after a year (1 comments): "somebody recommended The Dog Stars to me and I read it and then a year later re-read it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49908797))
- Called a personal favorite (1 comments): "Yeah, The Dog Stars is a favorite." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49912578))
- Book praised over the movie (1 comments): "Awful movie, incredible book. Highly recommended." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49904052))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307950476?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780307950475) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Dog Stars by Peter Heller", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dog-stars/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).