Martin Eden
Martin Eden by Jack Londonby Jack London
Shares rank 74 of 122 novels by recommenders
Recommended as a favorite Jack London novel, preferred over The Iron Heel. One critic found the type in this print-on-demand edition hard to read.
Recommended as a favorite Jack London novel, preferred over The Iron Heel. One critic found the type in this print-on-demand edition hard to read.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not 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.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Preferred over The Iron Heel
“I prefer "Martin Eden" and "the Iron Heel"”
Comment from 24 Jan 2026 in “Gold Fever Cold and the True Adventures of Jack London in the Wild”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Type in this edition is hard to read
“this looks like crap, but above all, the type is making me dizzy”
Comment from 15 Mar 2026 in “The enshittification of Amazon paperback books”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Martin Edenby Jack LondonThis page | 3 | 1 | 75% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“this looks like crap, but above all, the type is making me dizzy”
“I prefer "Martin Eden" and "the Iron Heel"”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.