Following the Equator vs Sailing alone around the world: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Following the Equator

Following the Equator Mark Twain · 1897 ★★★★☆ 4.0 384 pages · ≈ 7 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sailing alone around the world

Sailing alone around the world Joshua Slocum · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.2 242 pages · ≈ 4 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Sailing alone around the world higher: 4.2 vs 4.0 from 11511 votes.
Sailing alone around the world is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Following the Equator.

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