Life in Mexico vs Travels in Arabia Deserta: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Descripciones y viajes, Vida social y costumbres, Manners and customs, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs
Life in Mexico
It is based on the author’s experiences in Mexico when she accompanied her husband, Angel Calderón de la Barca, on his diplomatic mission from 1839 to 1842 as the first Spanish envoy after Mexico had won its…
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Travels in Arabia Deserta
In this classic travelogue, English poet and adventurer Charles M. Doughty takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Arabia in the late 19th century. With vivid prose and keen observations, Doughty…
The verdict
- Readers rate Life in Mexico highest: Life in Mexico 3.9 · Travels in Arabia Deserta 3.6.
- Travels in Arabia Deserta is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Life in Mexico.
- Life in Mexico has the widest readership — 162 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Life in Mexico | Travels in Arabia Deserta | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (162) | 3.6 (117) |
Reception
| Life in Mexico | Travels in Arabia Deserta | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 162 | 117 |
| Editions | 71 | 98 |
| Citations | — | 111 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 394 | 249 |
| Reading it now | 64 | — |
| Written reviews | 21 | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | 118 | 526 |
| Pages | 553 | 323 |