The Order of Time
The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelliby Carlo Rovelli
Shares rank 19 of 50 popular science books by recommenders
People recommend it as an engaging read that shifts how you think about time, written in a gentle, readable style. One reader found the theories more interesting than the rest of the book.
People recommend it as an engaging read that shifts how you think about time, written in a gentle, readable style. One reader found the theories more interesting than the rest of the book.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not 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
- 5 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.
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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
Gentle prose with a worldview shift
“The prose gently rocks you while delivering a complete shift in worldview.”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” Fun, readable, interesting theories
“Mostly a fun read but the theories, when he gets to them, are an interesting take.”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “There Is No 'Hard Problem of Consciousness'”
Other popular science books people recommend
The four most recommended other popular science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gödel, Escher, Bachby Douglas R. Hofstadter | 47 | 10 | 82% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Thinking, Fast and Slowby Daniel Kahneman | 17 | 13 | 57% | 9 | — | — |
| Thinking in Systemsby Donella H. Meadows and Diana Wright | 17 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Selfish Geneby Richard Dawkins | 14 | 5 | 74% | 8 | — | Approved |
| The Order of Timeby Carlo RovelliThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The prose gently rocks you while delivering a complete shift in worldview.”
“Mostly a fun read but the theories, when he gets to them, are an interesting take.”
“You might be interested in The Order of Time by Carlo Ravelli.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.