Astoria vs Endurance: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Discovery and exploration, Travel, History
Astoria
In 1811 a group of American traders built a fort at the mouth of the Columbia River, named Fort Astoria in honor of its financier, John Jacob Astor. Envisioned as the spur of a fur-trading empire, by 1813 the project…
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Endurance
Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England, in August 1914. The ship became locked inside an island of ice,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Endurance highest: Endurance 4.5 · Astoria 3.2.
- Endurance is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Astoria.
- Endurance has the widest readership — 178559 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Astoria | Endurance | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 2.8 (34) | 4.5 (178559) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.5 (371) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (689) |
Reception
| Astoria | Endurance | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34 | 178559 |
| Editions | 321 | 43 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 574 | 172899 |
| Reading it now | — | 8586 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 14907 |
| Wikipedia attention | 487 | 3258 |
| Pages | 400 | 287 |