Gnomon
Gnomon by Nick Harkawayby Nick Harkaway
Shares rank 53 of 122 novels by recommenders
Recommended for great writing and an unreliable world, like There Is No Antimemetics Division; a caveat is that it is not an easy read.
Recommended for great writing and an unreliable world, like There Is No Antimemetics Division; a caveat is that it is not an easy read.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: 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: 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 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Excellent, great writing
“has some of the same “unreliable world” aspects with great writing to boot.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division” “Harkaway’s excellent Gnomon”
Comment from 3 Nov 2025 on Hacker News Unreliable world, like antimemetics fiction
“has some of the same “unreliable world” aspects with great writing to boot.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division” Suggested to fans of similar works
“you might like "Gnomon" by Nick Harkaway”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Sci-Fi Short Film "There Is No Antimemetics Division" [video]”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Not an easy read
“I enjoyed Gnomon, but boy I didn't find it an easy read”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 in “Book Review: There Is No Antimemetics Division”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Gnomonby Nick HarkawayThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I enjoyed Gnomon, but boy I didn't find it an easy read”
“has some of the same “unreliable world” aspects with great writing to boot.”
“you might like "Gnomon" by Nick Harkaway”
“Harkaway’s excellent Gnomon”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.