# His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

4 Hacker News commenters recommended His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an escape into a completely different world with great themes and messages, and say it cannot come more highly recommended.

## Why people recommend it

- Escape into a different world (1 comments): "I was able to escape to a completely different world, and it was the first love story I really enjoyed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255413))
- Great themes and messages (1 comments): "Got great themes and messages too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49915084))
- Highly recommended by commenters (1 comments): "cannot come more highly recommended" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47676727))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lord-of-the-rings.md): 66 recommend
- [The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hobbit.md): 49 recommend
- [Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dungeon-crawler-carl.md): 48 recommend
- [Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/harry-potter-and-the-methods-of-rationality.md): 19 recommend
- [Piranesi by Susanna Clarke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/piranesi.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0375823360?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780375823367) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman", https://hackerapproved.com/p/his-dark-materials/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).