# The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

8 Hacker News commenters recommended The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its thought-provoking premise about dreams that change reality and its lasting impact on readers.

## Why people recommend it

- Book preferred over film adaptation (1 comments): "it was well done but I much preferred the book" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46941350))
- Premise: dreams that change reality (1 comments): "What if a guy's dreams could change reality" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47678961))
- Wonderful, well-written novel (1 comments): "Ursula K. LeGuin's wonderful novel _The Lathe of Heaven_" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49171856))
- Had a big impression (1 comments): "had a big impression on me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936273))

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- [Blindsight by Peter Watts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blindsight.md): 96 recommend
- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
- [Accelerando by Charles Stross](https://hackerapproved.com/p/accelerando.md): 71 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416556966?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781416556961) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lathe-of-heaven/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).