Roughing It vs Sailing alone around the world: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Voyages around the world, Journeys, Travel, Biography & Memoir

Cover of Roughing It

Roughing It Mark Twain · 1872 ★★★★☆ 3.9 369 pages · ≈ 6 h 50 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Sailing alone around the world

Sailing alone around the world Joshua Slocum · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.2 242 pages · ≈ 4 h 29 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Sailing alone around the world higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 11511 votes.
Sailing alone around the world is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Roughing It.

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