Columbus vs Journey Without Maps: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Description and travel, Travel

Cover of Columbus

Columbus Washington Irving · 1800 650 pages · ≈ 12 h 02 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Journey Without Maps

Journey Without Maps Graham Greene · 1936 ★★★★☆ 3.6 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Journey Without Maps is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 12 for Columbus.
Journey Without Maps is the easier read (Challenging), Columbus more demanding (Demanding).

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