Podróże z Herodotem vs Venetian life: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Podróże z Herodotem Podróże z Herodotem Ryszard Kapuściński · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.0 279 pages · ≈ 5 h 10 m · Challenging
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From the renowned journalist comes this intimate account of his years in the field, traveling for the first time beyond the Iron Curtain to India, China, Ethiopia, and other exotic locales.In the 1950s, Ryszard…

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Cover of Venetian life Venetian life William Dean Howells · 1866 ★★★★☆ 3.8 158 pages · ≈ 2 h 56 m · Challenging
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This is a novel book. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howells was appointed United States consul in Venice, Italy. In Venetian Life, an utterly engaging travelogue, Howells revises a series of travel letters he had…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Podróże z HerodotemVenetian life
Goodreads 4.0 (10334) 3.9 (28)
Google Books 4.0 (1) —
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Reception

Podróże z HerodotemVenetian life
Ratings 10334 28
Editions 25 84
Want to read — 81
Reading it now — 11
Written reviews — 5
Pages 279 158
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Podróże z Herodotem or Venetian life?

Podróże z Herodotem has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Podróże z Herodotem 4.0/5, Venetian life 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Podróże z Herodotem or Venetian life?

Venetian life is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Venetian life (158 pages, ≈ 2 h 56 m); Podróże z Herodotem (279 pages, ≈ 5 h 10 m).

Which is harder to read: Podróże z Herodotem or Venetian life?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Podróże z Herodotem: Challenging; Venetian life: Challenging.

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