The best adventure novels, according to hackers
3 adventure novels recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All adventure novels
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis StevensonPeople recommend it as an easy, timeless classic that still holds up beside modern books and surprises readers who come to it cold.4recommend
- Watership Down by Richard AdamsRecommended as an adventure story, and it comes up in HN threads about books that changed how people think.3recommend
- King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider HaggardPeople recommend it as an adventure novel that is still engaging and holds up well to modern reading. No critics raised complaints.2recommend