Doppelganger
Doppelganger by Naomi Kleinby Naomi Klein
Shares rank 65 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
People recommend it as a compelling non-fiction explanation of how a major event happened, and one reader called it among the best non-fiction books they read that year.
People recommend it as a compelling non-fiction explanation of how a major event happened, and one reader called it among the best non-fiction books they read that year.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: 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: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Compelling explanation of how events happened
“Naomi Klein has a compelling explanation for how this happened in her book Doppleganger”
Comment from 20 Nov 2025 in “RFK Jr.'s loathesome edits: CDC website now falsely links vaccines and autism” Among best nonfiction reads this year
“One of the best non-fiction books I read this year was Doppleganger”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Doppelgangerby Naomi KleinThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“One of the best non-fiction books I read this year was Doppleganger”
“I built Doppelganger, a self-hosted browser automation platform that lets developers and teams run automated tasks entirely on their own infrastructure.”
“Naomi Klein has a compelling explanation for how this happened in her book Doppleganger”
“or from Doppelganger ... but they fit me almost perfectly”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.