The Prophet
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibranby Kahlil Gibran
Tied for most recommended of 5 books
Recommended as a good read in reading threads, with the book named alongside other Gibran-era favorites; the supplied quotes give no further reasons or caveats.
Recommended as a good read in reading threads, with the book named alongside other Gibran-era favorites; the supplied quotes give no further reasons or caveats.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: 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 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Good book recommendation
“The Prophet by Kahil Gibran is another good one”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: AI robbed my joy of reading books?”
Other books people recommend
The four most recommended other 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 Prophetby Kahlil GibranThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Ducksby Kate Beaton | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Great Gameby Dave Duncan | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Word, The Name, The Fire | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Untitledby Igor | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The Prophet by Kahil Gibran is another good one”
“Go-to time-series forecasting library for business”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.