# Hogfather by Terry Pratchett

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Hogfather by Terry Pratchett and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers call it a funny, re-readable Discworld novel, and some say it is a must-read for thinking about AI.

## Why people recommend it

- Relevant to dealing with AI (3 comments): "Feets of Clay and Hogfather should be must reads for people dealing with AI right now imo." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171599)) "how Death disabled it are very much aligned with how Gen AI can feel sometimes" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247418)) "Hogfather and Feets of Clay should be mandatory reads for people going into AI" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46722881))
- Loved it and re-reads it yearly (2 comments): "I've re-read Hogfather every Christmas since it came out." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48247428)) "Just finished hogfather and loved it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45892888))

## 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/006227628X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780062276285) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Hogfather by Terry Pratchett", https://hackerapproved.com/p/hogfather/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).