Summer of Night
Summer of Night by Dan Simmonsby Dan Simmons
Shares rank 5 of 6 horror novels by recommenders
Recommended by readers who enjoyed it as a standalone coming-of-age horror story, with one commenter praising its setting in a hometown they knew.
Recommended by readers who enjoyed it as a standalone coming-of-age horror story, with one commenter praising its setting in a hometown they knew.
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: 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: not 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
Stands well on its own
“it stands on its own merits…and I give it extra credit because it was set in my home town”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77” Liked the original book
“really liked the original book”
Comment from 27 Feb 2026 in “Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion, Song of Kali, dead at 77”
Other horror novels people recommend
The four most recommended other horror 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Leavesby Mark Z. Danielewski | 19 | 4 | 83% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Terrorby Dan Simmons | 12 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Carrion Comfortby Dan Simmons | 9 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| The Shiningby Stephen King | 4 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| Summer of Nightby Dan SimmonsThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Summer of night (which I read in the wrong order lol)”
“really liked the original book”
“it stands on its own merits…and I give it extra credit because it was set in my home town”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.