# White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

3 Hacker News commenters recommended White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its sharp view of primal human nature across varied settings, and as a read people thoroughly enjoyed.

## Why people recommend it

- Sharp view of primal human nature (1 comments): "Dostoyevsky has this acumen of rightly pointing out primal nature of a human in various settings" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48670050))
- Thoroughly enjoyable read (1 comments): "I thoroughly enjoyed Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, and White Nights" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48668077))

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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0241619785?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780241619780) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky", https://hackerapproved.com/p/white-nights/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).