Eat, Pray, Love vs Two years before the mast: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Viajes, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Eat, Pray, Love

Eat, Pray, Love Elizabeth Gilbert · 2001 ★★★★☆ 3.6 479 pages · ≈ 8 h 52 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Two years before the mast

Two years before the mast Richard Henry Dana · 1000 ★★★★☆ 4.1 418 pages · ≈ 7 h 44 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Two years before the mast higher: 4.1 vs 3.6 from 348 votes.
Eat, Pray, Love is the easier read (Moderate), Two years before the mast more demanding (Demanding).

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