Journey Without Maps vs Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): Which Should You Read?
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Journey Without Maps
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This is an account of a trip Graham Greene made in 1935 with his cousin, Barbara Greene, through the previously unexplored interior of Liberia. It was an extremely uncomfortable journey, with Greene falling seriously…
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)
“We put the kettle on to boil, up in the nose of the boat, and went down to the stern and pretended to take no notice of it, but set to work to get the other things out. That is the only way to get a kettle to boil up the river. If it sees that you are waiting for it and are anxious, it will never even sing. You have to go away and begin your meal, as if you were not going to have any tea at all.”
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Three feckless young men take a rowing holiday on the Thames river in 1888. Referenced by [Robert A. Heinlein][1] in [Have Spacesuit Will Travel][2] as Kip's father's favorite book. Inspired [To Say Nothing of the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) highest: Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) 3.8 · Journey Without Maps 3.6.
- Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) has the widest readership — 82683 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Journey Without Maps | Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1890) | 3.8 (82683) |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (4) | 3.8 (230) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | 3.5 (18) |
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Reception
| Journey Without Maps | Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1890 | 82683 |
| Editions | 39 | 1137 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3344 | 66369 |
| Reading it now | 376 | — |
| Written reviews | 162 | 7657 |
| Wikipedia attention | 420 | — |
| Pages | 249 | 250 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Journey Without Maps or Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)?
Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) 3.8/5, Journey Without Maps 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Journey Without Maps or Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)?
Journey Without Maps is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Journey Without Maps (249 pages, ≈ 4 h 37 m); Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog) (250 pages, ≈ 4 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Journey Without Maps or Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Journey Without Maps: Challenging; Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Journey Without Maps: no film adaptation on record; Three Men in a Boat (to say nothing of the dog): 4 film adaptations.