# The Wager by David Grann

4 Hacker News commenters recommended The Wager by David Grann and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Commenters enjoyed it as one of their favorite reads of the year, mentioned alongside Pachinko.

## Why people recommend it

- Enjoyed by readers this year (1 comments): "I really enjoyed both the Wager and Pachinko." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46403381))
- Named among year's favorite reads (1 comments): "My favorites this year, be genre:" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46398741))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cuckoo-s-egg.md): 40 recommend
- [Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amusing-ourselves-to-death.md): 36 recommend
- [The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt](https://hackerapproved.com/p/anxious-generation.md): 24 recommend
- [Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bullshit-jobs.md): 20 recommend
- [Enshittification by Cory Doctorow](https://hackerapproved.com/p/enshittification.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593678257?tag=YOURTAG-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/YOURID/9780593678251) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Wager by David Grann", https://hackerapproved.com/p/wager/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).