# The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell

4 Hacker News commenters recommended The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a non-fiction account by George Orwell, praised for its authenticity, dedication and principled objection to unbounded progress. No recurring criticism appears in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Authentic, dedicated non-fiction writing (3 comments): "Non-fiction books (Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier, and especially Homage to Catalonia) are great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47886039)) "rarely something comes close to Orwell's dedication and authenticity" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48291384)) "Road to Wigan Pier and Down and Out in Paris and London are good too" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47886086))
- Principled objection to unbounded progress (1 comments): "It talks about a fundamental principles-level objection to unbounded "progress"." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48079353))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0140017003?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780140017007) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell", https://hackerapproved.com/p/road-to-wigan-pier/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).