# Trees by Jean-Pierre Serre

3 Hacker News commenters recommended Trees by Jean-Pierre Serre and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Readers who work through it praise its proofs, such as one on group actions on Cayley graphs. No critical comments were recorded.

## Why people recommend it

- Proof on group actions on Cayley graphs (1 comments): "I especially liked the proof in that book that looks at the action of a group on its Cayley graph" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49722069))
- Readers enjoy it while reading (1 comments): "I'm reading and liking his book just called "Trees"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49720623))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/3642618561?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9783642618567) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Trees by Jean-Pierre Serre", https://hackerapproved.com/p/trees/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).