Walkaway
Walkaway by Cory Doctorowby Cory Doctorow
Shares rank 108 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
People recommend it as fun speculative fiction with techcentric utopian ideas, especially for nerds. The most common caveat is that its 3D printer technology is unrealistic.
People recommend it as fun speculative fiction with techcentric utopian ideas, especially for nerds. The most common caveat is that its 3D printer technology is unrealistic.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not 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 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, 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
Fun speculative fiction for nerds
“It's a good bit of speculative fiction with other fun technology, strong recommend to nerds.”
Comment from 25 Jan 2026 in “The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world” “Fun techcentric utopian speculation about this: Cory Doctorow's "Walkaway"”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Magnifica Humanitas (Encyclical Letter)” Utopian techcentric speculation about technology
“Fun techcentric utopian speculation about this: Cory Doctorow's "Walkaway"”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Magnifica Humanitas (Encyclical Letter)” Imagines a 3D printer future
“read "Walkaway", by Cory Doctorow. This is the 3D printer fantasy future”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “What we want is a hunter gatherer lifestyle with space age tools (2022)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
3D printers unrealistic in real life
“It sort of works in the story. But in reality, 3D printers aren't that good.”
Comment from 29 Aug 2026 in “What we want is a hunter gatherer lifestyle with space age tools (2022)”
Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Walkawayby Cory DoctorowThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“read "Walkaway", by Cory Doctorow. This is the 3D printer fantasy future”
“It sort of works in the story. But in reality, 3D printers aren't that good.”
“Fun techcentric utopian speculation about this: Cory Doctorow's "Walkaway"”
“It's a good bit of speculative fiction with other fun technology, strong recommend to nerds.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.