A Tramp Abroad vs The Maine Woods: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Authors, Journeys, Description and travel, Travel, Biography & Memoir, History
A Tramp Abroad
Twain's account of traveling in Europe. A Tramp Abroad sparkles with the author's shrewd observations and highly opinionated comments on Old World culture. A Tramp Abroad includes among its adventures a voyage by raft…
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The Maine Woods
The Maine Woods is a characteristically Thoreauvian book: a personal account of exploration, of exterior and interior discovery in a natural setting, conveyed in taut, workmanlike prose. Thoreau's evocative renderings…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Maine Woods is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 11 for A Tramp Abroad.
- The Maine Woods has the widest readership — 1590 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Tramp Abroad | The Maine Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (324) | 3.9 (1590) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (7) | 4.0 (3) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (38) | 4.5 (14) |
Reception
| A Tramp Abroad | The Maine Woods | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 324 | 1590 |
| Editions | 197 | 112 |
| Citations | — | 40 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 4274 | 3311 |
| Reading it now | 3 | 286 |
| Written reviews | 324 | 142 |
| Wikipedia attention | 774 | 2 |
| Pages | 631 | 127 |