# How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown

3 Hacker News commenters recommended How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it to scientists and general readers alike for its humor, good writing, and clear account of the Pluto debate.

## Why people recommend it

- Funny and well written (1 comments): "But it’s funny and very well written." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49513412))
- Good for scientists and laypeople (1 comments): "For scientists and laypersons who aren't just holding onto "planet" for sentimental reasons, I'd recommend the book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515582))
- Awesome title for astronomy (1 comments): "awesome title for an Astronomy book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49513352))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter](https://hackerapproved.com/p/g-del-escher-bach.md): 47 recommend
- [Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinking-fast-and-slow.md): 17 recommend
- [Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows](https://hackerapproved.com/p/thinking-in-systems.md): 17 recommend
- [The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins](https://hackerapproved.com/p/selfish-gene.md): 14 recommend
- [Cosmos by Carl Sagan](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cosmos.md): 13 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385531087?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780385531085) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming by Mike Brown", https://hackerapproved.com/p/how-i-killed-pluto-and-why-it-had-it-coming/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).