# The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

3 Hacker News commenters recommended The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend this Ursula K. Le Guin novel as criminally underrated and a great read. No critics or recurring caveats appear in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Called criminally underrated (1 comments): "I think “The word for world is forest” is criminally underrated." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936600))
- Described as a great one (1 comments): "Yes, true, that's also a great one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46937588))

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- [Dune by Frank Herbert](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dune.md): 82 recommend
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## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0765324644?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780765324641) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin", https://hackerapproved.com/p/word-for-world-is-forest/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).