Le Rhin vs When the Going Was Good: Which Should You Read?
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Le Rhin
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Dans ces pages de voyage, Victor Hugo fait du Rhin et de ses villes un vaste livre de pierre, où Mayence, Cologne, Francfort, Worms et Rome révèlent les combats du temps, de l'histoire et de la modernité. L'arrivée par…
When the Going Was Good
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With the publication of When the Going Was Good Little, Brown takes great pleasure in returning to print a classic of travel journalism. Between 1928 and 1935 Evelyn Waugh wrote four travel books: Labels, Remote People,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- When the Going Was Good is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Le Rhin.
- When the Going Was Good has the widest readership — 499 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Le Rhin | When the Going Was Good | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (9) | 3.8 (499) |
Reception
| Le Rhin | When the Going Was Good | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 499 |
| Editions | 43 | 39 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 39 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 140 | 138 |
| Pages | 430 | 316 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Le Rhin or When the Going Was Good?
Le Rhin has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Le Rhin 4.0/5, When the Going Was Good 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Le Rhin or When the Going Was Good?
When the Going Was Good is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: When the Going Was Good (316 pages, ≈ 5 h 51 m); Le Rhin (430 pages, ≈ 7 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: Le Rhin or When the Going Was Good?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Le Rhin: Challenging; When the Going Was Good: Challenging.