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Cormac McCarthy's Library

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Oct 30, 2026First seen

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78
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Submitted by
maitland
Posted
Oct 30, 2026
Site
cormacmccarthy.lib.utk.edu

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Trending history

Cormac McCarthy's Library was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Oct 30, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 50 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #17 of 30, reached on Oct 30, 14:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Oct 30, 15:37 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 01:2204:5608:2912:0315:37 Oct 30, 01:22 UTC · #30Oct 30, 01:37 UTC · #30Oct 30, 01:52 UTC · #29Oct 30, 02:07 UTC · #29Oct 30, 02:22 UTC · #28Oct 30, 02:37 UTC · #29Oct 30, 02:52 UTC · #29Oct 30, 03:07 UTC · #24Oct 30, 03:22 UTC · #23Oct 30, 03:37 UTC · #22Oct 30, 03:52 UTC · #22Oct 30, 04:07 UTC · #22Oct 30, 04:22 UTC · #22Oct 30, 04:37 UTC · #22Oct 30, 04:52 UTC · #23Oct 30, 05:07 UTC · #25Oct 30, 05:22 UTC · #25Oct 30, 05:37 UTC · #25Oct 30, 05:52 UTC · #25Oct 30, 06:07 UTC · #25Oct 30, 06:22 UTC · #25Oct 30, 06:37 UTC · #25Oct 30, 06:52 UTC · #25Oct 30, 07:07 UTC · #24Oct 30, 07:22 UTC · #24Oct 30, 07:37 UTC · #24Oct 30, 07:52 UTC · #24Oct 30, 08:07 UTC · #22Oct 30, 08:37 UTC · #22Oct 30, 08:52 UTC · #23Oct 30, 09:07 UTC · #23Oct 30, 10:07 UTC · #20Oct 30, 11:22 UTC · #20Oct 30, 11:37 UTC · #19Oct 30, 11:52 UTC · #21Oct 30, 12:07 UTC · #21Oct 30, 12:22 UTC · #21Oct 30, 12:37 UTC · #21Oct 30, 12:52 UTC · #21Oct 30, 13:07 UTC · #19Oct 30, 13:22 UTC · #18Oct 30, 13:37 UTC · #18Oct 30, 13:52 UTC · #18Oct 30, 14:07 UTC · #18Oct 30, 14:22 UTC · #18Oct 30, 14:37 UTC · #17Oct 30, 14:52 UTC · #18Oct 30, 15:07 UTC · #18Oct 30, 15:22 UTC · #18Oct 30, 15:37 UTC · #18

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

0305990 01:2204:5608:2912:0315:37 Oct 30, 01:22 UTC · 4Oct 30, 01:37 UTC · 8Oct 30, 01:52 UTC · 8Oct 30, 02:07 UTC · 10Oct 30, 02:22 UTC · 14Oct 30, 02:37 UTC · 16Oct 30, 02:52 UTC · 17Oct 30, 03:07 UTC · 22Oct 30, 03:22 UTC · 23Oct 30, 03:37 UTC · 26Oct 30, 03:52 UTC · 26Oct 30, 04:07 UTC · 27Oct 30, 04:22 UTC · 27Oct 30, 04:37 UTC · 31Oct 30, 04:52 UTC · 31Oct 30, 05:07 UTC · 31Oct 30, 05:22 UTC · 32Oct 30, 05:37 UTC · 32Oct 30, 05:52 UTC · 33Oct 30, 06:07 UTC · 35Oct 30, 06:22 UTC · 37Oct 30, 06:37 UTC · 37Oct 30, 06:52 UTC · 40Oct 30, 07:07 UTC · 41Oct 30, 07:22 UTC · 44Oct 30, 07:37 UTC · 44Oct 30, 07:52 UTC · 46Oct 30, 08:07 UTC · 47Oct 30, 08:37 UTC · 51Oct 30, 08:52 UTC · 53Oct 30, 09:07 UTC · 53Oct 30, 10:07 UTC · 55Oct 30, 11:22 UTC · 58Oct 30, 11:37 UTC · 60Oct 30, 11:52 UTC · 61Oct 30, 12:07 UTC · 63Oct 30, 12:22 UTC · 64Oct 30, 12:37 UTC · 65Oct 30, 12:52 UTC · 69Oct 30, 13:07 UTC · 73Oct 30, 13:22 UTC · 78Oct 30, 13:37 UTC · 78Oct 30, 13:52 UTC · 80Oct 30, 14:07 UTC · 82Oct 30, 14:22 UTC · 83Oct 30, 14:37 UTC · 84Oct 30, 14:52 UTC · 86Oct 30, 15:07 UTC · 87Oct 30, 15:22 UTC · 89Oct 30, 15:37 UTC · 90

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

A random book from the collection looks interesting: Correction by Thomas Bernhard. Described as “a mesmerising, claustrophobic novel about obsession, genius and the impossibility of perfection. Structured in two enormous, uninterrupted blocks of prose, it follows an unnamed narrator reconstructing the life of his…

Something I didn't expect -- quite a lot of banal stuff in there in there (in addition to the many known and I'm sure underappreciated greats). You hear about these impressive libraries all the time; good to know at least some of it might be '1001 golf courses to play' and similar pre-internet listicles.

Related: Cormac McCarthy's personal library - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45444694 - Oct 2025 (138 comments)

Questions

Is Cormac McCarthy's Library trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Oct 30, 15:37 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank Cormac McCarthy's Library reached?

#17 on Hacker News · Front page, on Oct 30, 14:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has Cormac McCarthy's Library been trending?

It was first seen on Oct 30, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (50 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

78 points and 27 comments; submitted by maitland on Oct 30, 2026.

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