# Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as an easy, timeless classic that still holds up beside modern books and surprises readers who come to it cold.

## Why people recommend it

- Easy to follow and timeless (1 comments): "easy to comprehend and also timeless" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46230693))
- Good classic to revisit (1 comments): "Sometimes it is good to go back to the classics." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49587362))
- Offers a different perspective (1 comments): "the perspectives you get reading Iliad, Beowulf, Treasure Island, and Tolkien are all very different" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801923))
- Surprisingly enjoyable to read (1 comments): "I was surprisingly into it" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46415862))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Watership Down by Richard Adams](https://hackerapproved.com/p/watership-down.md): 3 recommend
- [King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/king-solomon-s-mines.md): 2 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0997731737?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780997731736) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson", https://hackerapproved.com/p/treasure-island/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).