The Story of My Experiments with Truth
The Story of My Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhiby Mahatma Gandhi
Shares rank 17 of 25 memoirs by recommenders
People recommend it for its self-critical, reflective account of its author's life and actions. The most common caveat is that some passages detailing the minutiae of his diet are very boring.
People recommend it for its self-critical, reflective account of its author's life and actions. The most common caveat is that some passages detailing the minutiae of his diet are very boring.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Self-critical and reflective author
“the author is self-critical and reflective which helps in understanding him as a person and his actions”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” “the author is self-critical and reflective which helps in understanding him as a person”
Comment from 30 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Boring passages on diet minutiae
“there are also excruciatingly boring parts where he is detailing the minutiae of his diet”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?”
Other memoirs people recommend
The four most recommended other memoirs, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Careless Peopleby Sarah Wynn-Williams | 106 | 24 | 82% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Man's Search for Meaningby Viktor Frankl | 13 | 2 | 87% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!by Richard Feynman | 11 | 7 | 61% | 6 | — | — |
| Down and Out in Paris and Londonby George Orwell | 9 | 1 | 90% | 8 | — | — |
| The Story of My Experiments with Truthby Mahatma GandhiThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the author is self-critical and reflective which helps in understanding him as a person”
“there are also excruciatingly boring parts where he is detailing the minutiae of his diet”
“the author is self-critical and reflective which helps in understanding him as a person and his actions”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.