Making It So
Making It So by Patrick Stewartby Patrick Stewart
Shares rank 9 of 25 memoirs by recommenders
A frank memoir in which Patrick Stewart reflects on his life, his mistakes and what he did right; people especially praise the audiobook he narrates himself.
A frank memoir in which Patrick Stewart reflects on his life, his mistakes and what he did right; people especially praise the audiobook he narrates himself.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not 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: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Honest about his mistakes
“he admits to the mistakes he made, and the times when he wasn't the human being he strived to be”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “it's a well written piece where he reflects on his life, what he did wrong, what he did right”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “One of the things I particularly liked is that he admits to the mistakes he made”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart Has Died” Author narrates the audiobook well
“he narrates the audiobook himself, and I can wholly recommend it”
Comment from 30 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died” “the audiobook is enthralling”
Comment from 29 Oct 2026 in “Patrick Stewart has died”
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The four most recommended other memoirs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Careless Peopleby Sarah Wynn-Williams | 106 | 24 | 82% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Man's Search for Meaningby Viktor Frankl | 13 | 2 | 87% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!by Richard Feynman | 11 | 7 | 61% | 6 | — | — |
| Down and Out in Paris and Londonby George Orwell | 9 | 1 | 90% | 8 | — | — |
| Making It Soby Patrick StewartThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“he narrates the audiobook himself, and I can wholly recommend it”
“the audiobook is enthralling”
“he admits to the mistakes he made, and the times when he wasn't the human being he strived to be”
“it's a well written piece where he reflects on his life, what he did wrong, what he did right”
“One of the things I particularly liked is that he admits to the mistakes he made”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.