Down Under (In a Sunburned Country) vs The road to Little Dribbling: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Down Under (In a Sunburned Country)

Down Under (In a Sunburned Country) Bill Bryson · 2000 ★★★★☆ 4.3 319 pages · ≈ 5 h 54 m · Light Find on Amazon

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Cover of The road to Little Dribbling

The road to Little Dribbling Bill Bryson · 2015 ★★★★☆ 4.0 486 pages · ≈ 9 h 00 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Down Under (In a Sunburned Country) higher: 4.3 vs 4.0 from 298 votes.
Down Under (In a Sunburned Country) is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 9 for The road to Little Dribbling.

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