The New Jim Crow
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexanderby Michelle Alexander
Shares rank 65 of 152 nonfiction books by recommenders
People recommend it as a good read for anyone interested in its topic, and commenters call it highly recommended.
People recommend it as a good read for anyone interested in its topic, and commenters call it highly recommended.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Good read for those interested in topic
“The book The New Jim Crow is pretty good if you're interested in the topic.”
Comment from 12 Jul 2026 in “Woman in Brazil enslaved for 55 years by 3 generations of the same family” Highly recommended by commenters
“I'll just list them while saying that they all come highly recommended by me.”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?”
Other nonfiction books people recommend
The four most recommended other nonfiction books, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cuckoo's Eggby Cliff Stoll | 40 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Amusing Ourselves to Deathby Neil Postman | 36 | 0 | 100% | 9 | 1 yr3 owners | Approved |
| The Anxious Generationby Jonathan Haidt | 24 | 12 | 67% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Bullshit Jobsby David Graeber | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| The New Jim Crowby Michelle AlexanderThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'll just list them while saying that they all come highly recommended by me.”
“The book The New Jim Crow is pretty good if you're interested in the topic.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.