# Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its themes of love, loyalty and bravery, and often give copies to friends.

## Why people recommend it

- Themes of love, loyalty and bravery (1 comments): "To me, joining Johnathan at the end is the conclusion of the entire book of love, loyalty and bravery." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49640916))
- Admired writing (1 comments): "I loved his writing and gave copies to all my friends in high school / college." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983605))
- Given as gifts to friends (1 comments): "I loved his writing and gave copies to all my friends in high school / college." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983605))

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- [A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck](https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-short-stay-in-hell.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743278909?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780743278904) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach", https://hackerapproved.com/p/jonathan-livingston-seagull/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).