# Faust by Goethe

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Faust by Goethe and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** The quotes here do not clearly describe the book; the praise mentions Faust, an audio programming language, so the reason for recommending this book is unclear.

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- [Arcadia by Tom Stoppard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arcadia.md): 7 recommend
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- [Macbeth by William Shakespeare](https://hackerapproved.com/p/macbeth.md): 3 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Faust+by+Goethe+%28Edition+Faust%29&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Faust by Goethe", https://hackerapproved.com/p/faust/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).