# Illusions by Richard Bach

2 Hacker News commenters recommended Illusions by Richard Bach and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a quick, easy read, and one commenter calls it their favorite book by Richard Bach. Critics raised no caveats.

## Why people recommend it

- Quick, easy read (1 comments): "Both of these are quick, easy reads." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46290501))
- Favorite book by its author (1 comments): "my fav book of his was the _Illusions_" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46985013))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1448183111?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781448183111) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Illusions by Richard Bach", https://hackerapproved.com/p/illusions/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).