Remembrance of Earth's Past
Remembrance of Earth's Past by Liu Cixinby 刘慈欣
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Recommended as a life-changing masterpiece whose bleak third book deepens the experience. No recurring criticism was raised.
Recommended as a life-changing masterpiece whose bleak third book deepens the experience. No recurring criticism was raised.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not 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 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Called a life-changing masterpiece
“life-changing, truly a masterpiece”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025” Bleak third book deepens the experience
“The absolute depression by the third book helps you experience this more than this bullshit Cliff's notes.”
Comment from 22 Feb 2026 in “The Internet Is Becoming a Dark Forest – and AI Is the Hunter” Self-reinforcing ideas feel reasonable throughout
“I think it's all reasonable in the books, especially as a self-reinforcing state.”
Comment from 29 Mar 2026 in “The Cognitive Dark Forest”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Remembrance of Earth's Pastby 刘慈欣This page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I think it's all reasonable in the books, especially as a self-reinforcing state.”
“The absolute depression by the third book helps you experience this more than this bullshit Cliff's notes.”
“life-changing, truly a masterpiece”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.