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Best Adventure Stories

Description: There and back again.

Members: 13 participating members (show all)

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1
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne
11,372 members, 185 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Friederike.Geissler (1), Bretzky1 (3), thecoroner (6), longway (8), aulsmith (8), ahef1963 (9)

2
Treasure Island
by Robert Louis Stevenson
22,929 members, 325 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), cej1027 (3), sturlington (4), Dilara86 (4), thecoroner (10), Bretzky1 (12)

3
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
22,802 members, 261 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: sturlington (2), ahef1963 (5), Bretzky1 (6), aulsmith (7), cej1027 (8), thecoroner (12)

4
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass
by Lewis Carroll
18,631 members, 254 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), cej1027 (1), Dilara86 (3), sturlington (10), aulsmith (10)

Thumbs down: Friederike.Geissler

5
Don Quixote
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
21,735 members, 290 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (1), Dilara86 (1), thecoroner (4), Bretzky1 (9)

6
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
32,231 members, 447 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (1), sturlington (3), cej1027 (5), ahef1963 (8)

7
The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
15,542 members, 197 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: longway (1), aulsmith (2), Dilara86 (8), thecoroner (11)

8
Beau Geste
by Percival Christopher Wren
756 members, 21 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (1), aulsmith (1), longway (2)

9
Tarzan of the Apes
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
3,591 members, 97 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: dsp501 (1), longway (4), aulsmith (9), thecoroner (20)

10
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
by Jules Verne
12,188 members, 174 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (5), sturlington (7), longway (9), ahef1963 (19)

11
The Hobbit
by J. R. R. Tolkien
69,926 members, 956 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (2), ahef1963 (3), Dilara86 (7), sturlington (11)

Thumbs down: Friederike.Geissler

12
The Odyssey
by Homer
37,718 members, 329 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (1), aulsmith (6), sturlington (12)

13
The Last of the Mohicans
by James Fenimore Cooper
9,403 members, 100 reviews
3.47 stars (3.47 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (2), Bretzky1 (5), thecoroner (9)

14
Robinson Crusoe
by Daniel Defoe
17,638 members, 242 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: dsp501 (2), ahef1963 (7), thecoroner (8), Dilara86 (16)

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15
The Lost World
by Arthur Conan Doyle
3,394 members, 76 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: longway (3), sturlington (6), aulsmith (11)

16
The Old Man and The Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
22,686 members, 367 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: dsp501 (4), ahef1963 (10), sturlington (13)

17
King Solomon's Mines
by H. Rider Haggard
4,192 members, 95 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: longway (6), thecoroner (13), ahef1963 (18)

18
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by Jules Verne
9,921 members, 155 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), Bretzky1 (7)

19
Gulliver's Travels
by Jonathan Swift
16,973 members, 175 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (9), sturlington (14), ahef1963 (14)

20
A Wizard of Earthsea
by Ursula K. Le Guin
11,529 members, 265 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (11), ahef1963 (13), sturlington (15)

21
The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
13,479 members, 268 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: KimarieBee (2), sturlington (5)

22
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
13,567 members, 300 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (4), cej1027 (4), Dilara86 (10)

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23
Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure
by Michael Chabon
2,524 members, 130 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (5), sturlington (8)

24
The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann David Wyss
6,099 members, 69 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: dsp501 (3), Dilara86 (17)

25
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
by Michael Rosen
4,152 members, 121 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (6), cej1027 (9), Dilara86 (13)

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26
Moby Dick
by Herman Melville
26,008 members, 407 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (4), sturlington (17)

27
The Prisoner of Zenda
by Anthony Hope
1,972 members, 60 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: longway (5), aulsmith (13)

28
The Left Hand of Darkness
by Ursula K. Le Guin
11,083 members, 271 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (5), sturlington (16)

29
Stardust
by Neil Gaiman
17,479 members, 467 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (6), ahef1963 (17)

30
Swallows and Amazons
by Arthur Ransome
2,587 members, 64 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (8), Dilara86 (15)

31
Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer
13,771 members, 372 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: sturlington (9), ahef1963 (16)

32
The Man Who Would Be King [short story]
by Rudyard Kipling
633 members, 13 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (15), thecoroner (18)

33
The Sea Wolf
by Jack London
3,124 members, 39 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (2)

34
His Dark Materials
by Philip Pullman
11,679 members, 178 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (2), ahef1963 (22)

Thumbs down: sturlington

35
Twenty Years After
by Alexandre Dumas
2,211 members, 31 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (3)

36
The Vicomte de Bragelonne
by Alexandre Dumas
1,269 members, 16 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (4)

37
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
26,824 members, 266 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (6), ahef1963 (12)

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38
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
15,110 members, 348 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (7), ahef1963 (11)

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39
Orzowei
by Alberto Manzi
22 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: longway (7)

40
The Deerslayer
by James Fenimore Cooper
2,075 members, 22 reviews
3.46 stars (3.46 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (10)

41
The Princess Bride [novel]
by William Goldman
18,807 members, 448 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (12)

42
The Pioneers
by James Fenimore Cooper
902 members, 9 reviews
3.35 stars (3.35 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (13)

43
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
28,379 members, 612 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (14), ahef1963 (15)

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44
The Scarlet Pimpernel
by Baroness Orczy
6,455 members, 140 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: aulsmith (14)

45
The Mysterious Island
by Jules Verne
3,388 members, 56 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (14)

46
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
by Rudolf Erich Raspe
735 members, 7 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (14)

47
Kim [Norton Critical Edition]
by Rudyard Kipling
132 members, 3 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (15)

48
Captains Courageous: A Story of the Grand Banks
by Rudyard Kipling
3,455 members, 39 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (16)

49
Scaramouche
by Rafael Sabatini
1,387 members, 41 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (17)

50
Captain Blood
by Rafael Sabatini
1,302 members, 43 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (19)

51
The Amber Spyglass
by Philip Pullman
18,889 members, 325 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (18), ahef1963 (20)

Thumbs down: sturlington

52
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
20,044 members, 295 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (19), ahef1963 (21)

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53
The Aeneid
by Vergilius
16,804 members, 143 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (2)

Thumbs down: sturlington

54
The Count of Monte Cristo (abridged)
by Alexandre Dumas
1,305 members, 14 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (3)

Thumbs down: sturlington

55
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
12,578 members, 360 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: cej1027 (7)

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56
Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott
9,459 members, 88 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: thecoroner (7)

Thumbs down: Bretzky1

57
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
by Mark Twain
8,587 members, 106 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (8)

Thumbs down: sturlington

58
The Call of the Wild
by Jack London
13,252 members, 233 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: Bretzky1 (11)

Thumbs down: sturlington

59
The Neverending Story
by Michael Ende
8,835 members, 175 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: Dilara86 (12)

Thumbs down: sturlington

60
Sphere
by Michael Crichton
7,827 members, 86 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (23)

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Started by: sturlington (February 2012)

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