# Luminous by Greg Egan

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/luminous/

3 people recommended Luminous by Greg Egan in Hacker News comments and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 12 months, in 3 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Three people recommended it across two months, but the supplied quotes give no specific reason why, and the one critical comment does not name a flaw in the book.

Summary written by Claude from 1 comment.

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## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Luminous by Greg Egan", https://hackerapproved.com/p/luminous/ (3 recommend, 0 mixed, 1 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.