Time
Time by Stephen Baxterby Stephen Baxter
Shares rank 53 of 122 novels by recommenders
People point to it as a read on the history of humanity's relationship with time, though some mentions are of other things called Time.
People point to it as a read on the history of humanity's relationship with time, though some mentions are of other things called Time.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: 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
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 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
Covers history of human relationship with time
“Great documentary on the history of human relationship with time is available here”
Comment from 15 Jul 2026 in “US House of Representatives takes step to make daylight saving time permanent” “Part of it deals with this precise topic.”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Larger Pacific striped octopus” Described as a good read
“The comparison between jiff, chrono, time and hifitime is just as good of a read in my opinion”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “Ripgrep is faster than {grep, ag, Git grep, ucg, pt, sift}”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Timeby Stephen BaxterThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Part of it deals with this precise topic.”
“Great documentary on the history of human relationship with time is available here”
“The comparison between jiff, chrono, time and hifitime is just as good of a read in my opinion”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.