# Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers call it an incredible novel they keep returning to, some since their teens, and one found it even better on a recent reading.

## Why people recommend it

- Incredible novel worth rereading (1 comments): "It's an incredible novel, and I have read it periodically since I was a teen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46241068))
- Reread periodically since adolescence (1 comments): "It's an incredible novel, and I have read it periodically since I was a teen" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46241068))
- Strongly praised on recent reading (1 comments): "Growth of the Soil hadn't been so damn good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45968311))

## 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/0394427432?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780394427430) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun", https://hackerapproved.com/p/growth-of-the-soil/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).