Longitude vs Sapiens: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Science, History

Cover of Longitude

Longitude Dava Sobel · 1995 ★★★★☆ 4.3 188 pages · ≈ 3 h 29 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sapiens

Sapiens Yuval Noah Harari · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.3 456 pages · ≈ 8 h 27 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.3 vs 4.3 — either is a safe pick by score.
Longitude is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Sapiens.

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