Ask HN: What book did you read in 2016 that was so good you gifted it to others?

Recommendations from 41 sampled comments out of 41 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.

39 books

RUG3Y · Nov 18, 2016
"Dune", Frank Herbert: Most of you are probably familiar with this book.
drakenot · Nov 18, 2016
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
i0nutzb · Nov 20, 2016
Code, by Charles Petzold [1]. One of the best book I ever read, that teach you about how computers work.
qwertyuiop924 · Nov 19, 2016
Daemon really needs some more recognition. It's one of the most interesting and most real sci-fi books I've read in a long time.
pklausler · Nov 17, 2016
"Infinite Jest," whose 20th anniversary of publication was celebrated this year.
Alexqw85 · Nov 18, 2016
* Stranger in a Strange Land (the "Original, Uncut version")