Journey Without Maps vs Wild: 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…
Wild
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A powerful, blazingly honest memoir: the story of an eleven-hundred-mile solo hike that broke down a young woman reeling from catastrophe—and built her back up again. At twenty-two, Cheryl Strayed thought she'd lost…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Wild highest: Wild 4.5 · Journey Without Maps 3.6.
- Wild has the widest readership — 6420 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Journey Without Maps | Wild | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1890) | 3.9 (93) |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (4) | 3.8 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (73) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | 4.5 (6420) |
Reception
| Journey Without Maps | Wild | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1890 | 6420 |
| Editions | 39 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3344 | 90 |
| Reading it now | 376 | 5 |
| Written reviews | 162 | 15 |
| Wikipedia attention | 420 | 753 |
| Pages | 249 | 336 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Journey Without Maps or Wild?
Wild has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Wild 4.5/5, Journey Without Maps 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Journey Without Maps or Wild?
Journey Without Maps is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Journey Without Maps (249 pages, ≈ 4 h 37 m); Wild (336 pages, ≈ 6 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: Journey Without Maps or Wild?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Journey Without Maps: Challenging; Wild: Demanding.