# The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its insight into the human condition and moral principles that apply beyond Christianity, even for readers who are not Christian.

## Why people recommend it

- Insight into the human condition (1 comments): "I don't think one needs to be Christian to pick out its insightful bits on the human condition." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50148518))
- Moral principles apply to any framework (1 comments): "appreciated it even more. Although it's written from a Christian point of view, the principles are applicable to any moral framework." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46392003))
- Considered Lewis's best work (1 comments): "'The Screwtape Letters' being his best IMO" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49913776))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060652934?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780060652937) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis", https://hackerapproved.com/p/screwtape-letters/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).