Gascoyne vs Two years before the mast: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sailors, Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Travel, Fiction
Gascoyne
“The Great Pacific is the scene of our story.”
The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne.…
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Two years before the mast
Two Years before the Mast is but an episode in the life of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., yet the narrative in which he details the experiences of that period is, perhaps, his chief claim to a wide remembrance. His services…
The verdict
- Readers rate Two years before the mast highest: Two years before the mast 4.0 · Gascoyne 3.5.
- Gascoyne is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Two years before the mast.
- Two years before the mast has the widest readership — 956 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Gascoyne | Two years before the mast | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (105) | 4.0 (956) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (13) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (29) |
Reception
| Gascoyne | Two years before the mast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 105 | 956 |
| Editions | 117 | 369 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 42 | 14505 |
| Reading it now | — | 44 |
| Written reviews | 3 | 956 |
| Wikipedia attention | 886 | 2893 |
| Pages | 190 | 418 |