Gascoyne vs Two years before the mast: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Sailors, Seafaring life, Voyages and travels, Travel, Fiction

Cover of Gascoyne

Gascoyne Robert Michael Ballantyne · 1800 ★★★☆☆ 3.5 190 pages · ≈ 3 h 31 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 3.5 from 348 votes.
Gascoyne is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Two years before the mast.
Gascoyne is the easier read (Moderate), Two years before the mast more demanding (Demanding).

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