# Press Enter ▮ by John Varley

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Press Enter ▮ by John Varley and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended by readers as a favourite by an author praised for both short and long fiction, and it holds up well on technology despite its age.

## Why people recommend it

- Favourite book of a reader (1 comments): ""Press [ENTER]" is one of my favourite books." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46270952))
- Author praised for imaginative fiction (1 comments): "He was a very imaginative author, and expert in both short and long fiction." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46248082))
- Technology holds up well (1 comments): "It holds up surprisingly well on the technology front." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46296323))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568652798?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781568652795) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Press Enter ▮ by John Varley", https://hackerapproved.com/p/press-enter/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).