# The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester

4 Hacker News commenters recommended The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers who have finished it recommend it, and a book YouTube channel also recommended it. Few comments were posted, so the recommendations are limited.

## Why people recommend it

- Recently read and recommended by a reader (1 comments): "I just read this! Also recommend." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48833860))
- Recommended by a book YouTube channel (1 comments): "I saw this recommended by the Bookpilled youtube channel" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48834597))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0575094192?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780575094192) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester", https://hackerapproved.com/p/stars-my-destination/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).