Treasure Island
Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevensonby Robert Louis Stevenson
The most recommended of 3 adventure novels
People recommend it as an easy, timeless classic that still holds up beside modern books and surprises readers who come to it cold.
People recommend it as an easy, timeless classic that still holds up beside modern books and surprises readers who come to it cold.
4 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 4
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 4 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy to follow and timeless
“easy to comprehend and also timeless”
Comment from 11 Dec 2025 in “Gundam is just the same as Jane Austen but happens to include giant mech suits” Good classic to revisit
“Sometimes it is good to go back to the classics.”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: Books Recommendations?” Offers a different perspective
“the perspectives you get reading Iliad, Beowulf, Treasure Island, and Tolkien are all very different”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “New Books Aren't Worth Reading” Surprisingly enjoyable to read
“I was surprisingly into it”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?”
Other adventure novels people recommend
The two most recommended other adventure novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Islandby Robert Louis StevensonThis page | 4 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Watership Downby Richard Adams | 3 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| King Solomon's Minesby H. Rider Haggard | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 4 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Sometimes it is good to go back to the classics.”
“the perspectives you get reading Iliad, Beowulf, Treasure Island, and Tolkien are all very different”
“I was surprisingly into it”
“easy to comprehend and also timeless”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.