Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conradby Joseph Conrad
Shares rank 6 of 8 novellas by recommenders
Recommended as a fiction read on the theme of darkness, and one reader found it rewarding to return to.
Recommended as a fiction read on the theme of darkness, and one reader found it rewarding to return to.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 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.
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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
Fiction for those who prefer it
“Or the fictionalized “heart of darkness” by Konrad if fiction is more your thing”
Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “How Brussels writes so many laws” Rewarding when read again
“I hit it again and was amply rewarded”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What sci fi books are you reading now?”
Other novellas people recommend
The four most recommended other novellas, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Farmby George Orwell | 22 | 5 | 81% | 10 | — | Approved |
| The Little Princeby Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | 18 | 4 | 82% | 3 | — | — |
| Flatlandby Edwin Abbott Abbott | 6 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Notes from Undergroundby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Heart of Darknessby Joseph ConradThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I hit it again and was amply rewarded”
“Or the fictionalized “heart of darkness” by Konrad if fiction is more your thing”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.