Ducks
Ducks by Kate Beatonby Kate Beaton
Tied for most recommended of 5 books
Recommended as an excellent book that gives a vivid feel for what the "man camps" are like.
Recommended as an excellent book that gives a vivid feel for what the "man camps" are like.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- 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: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 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.
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
Excellent book
“Did not expect to see that excellent book mentioned here, but I co-sign.”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps” Vivid feel for man camps
“to get a vivid feel for what these “man camps” are like”
Comment from 9 Mar 2026 in “Owner of ICE detention facility sees big opportunity in AI man camps” Stellar, super cool work
“Really stellar work here, super cool.”
Comment from 9 Aug 2026 in “I reverse engineered and ported Ducks”
Other books people recommend
The four most recommended other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducksby Kate BeatonThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Prophetby Kahlil Gibran | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| The Great Gameby Dave Duncan | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Word, The Name, The Fire | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Untitledby Igor | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Really stellar work here, super cool.”
“Did not expect to see that excellent book mentioned here, but I co-sign.”
“to get a vivid feel for what these “man camps” are like”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.