The Hidden Life of Trees
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohllebenby Peter Wohlleben
Shares rank 33 of 50 popular science books by recommenders
People recommend it for its brilliant storytelling and digestible writing. No criticism appeared in the discussions.
People recommend it for its brilliant storytelling and digestible writing. No criticism appeared in the discussions.
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: 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
- 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
Brilliant storytelling
“is absolutely brilliant storytelling”
Comment from 20 Dec 2025 in “Wood wide web – the underground network of microbes that connects trees” Digestible for general readers
“which is also quite digestible”
Comment from 7 May 2026 in “The Thinking Plant's Man (2025)”
Other popular science books people recommend
The four most recommended other popular science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gödel, Escher, Bachby Douglas Hofstadter | 47 | 10 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Thinking, Fast and Slowby Daniel Kahneman | 17 | 13 | 57% | 9 | — | — |
| Thinking in Systemsby Donella Meadows | 17 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Selfish Geneby Richard Dawkins | 14 | 5 | 74% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Hidden Life of Treesby Peter WohllebenThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“which is also quite digestible”
“is absolutely brilliant storytelling”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.