# The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander

4 Hacker News commenters recommended The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a good read for anyone interested in its topic, and commenters call it highly recommended.

## Why people recommend it

- Good read for those interested in topic (1 comments): "The book The New Jim Crow is pretty good if you're interested in the topic." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48881495))
- Highly recommended by commenters (1 comments): "I'll just list them while saying that they all come highly recommended by me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49896133))

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- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0141990686?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780141990682) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander", https://hackerapproved.com/p/new-jim-crow/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).