Le Ton Beau de Marot
Le Ton Beau de Marot by Douglas Hofstadterby Douglas R. Hofstadter
Shares rank 91 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
People recommend it as a deep dive into translation, full of fun linguistic trivia, for readers who want something substantial.
People recommend it as a deep dive into translation, full of fun linguistic trivia, for readers who want something substantial.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Deep dive into translation
“"le ton beau de marot" if you want a deep dive into something”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “I should have loved biology” “I deeply enjoyed Le Ton Beau de Marot, about translations”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “How Gödel's Proof Works” Fun, full of linguistic trivia
“It's a fun book full of interesting linguistic trivia.”
Comment from 24 Jan 2026 in “Tao Te Ching – Translated by Ursula K. Le Guin”
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| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| Le Ton Beau de Marotby Douglas R. HofstadterThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“"le ton beau de marot" if you want a deep dive into something”
“Just checked out some of Le Ton Beau de Marot, will most likely read the rest.”
“I deeply enjoyed Le Ton Beau de Marot, about translations”
“It's a fun book full of interesting linguistic trivia.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.