A million miles in a thousand years vs The Pilgrim's Progress: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Christian biography, Biography & Memoir
A million miles in a thousand years
After writing a successful memoir, Donald Miller's life stalled. During what should have been the height of his success, he found himself unwilling to get out of bed, avoiding responsibility, even questioning the…
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The Pilgrim's Progress
Bunyan's allegory uses the everyday world of common experience as a metaphor for the spiritual journey of the soul toward God. The hero, Christian, encounters many obstacles in his quest: the Valley of the Shadow of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A million miles in a thousand years is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The Pilgrim's Progress.
- The Pilgrim's Progress has the widest readership — 164418 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A million miles in a thousand years | The Pilgrim's Progress | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (164418) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (66) | 3.6 (84) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (132) | 4.5 (354) |
Reception
| A million miles in a thousand years | The Pilgrim's Progress | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 132 | 164418 |
| Editions | 6 | 683 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 129880 |
| Reading it now | — | 19946 |
| Written reviews | — | 6462 |
| Wikipedia attention | 163 | 1437 |
| Pages | 255 | 494 |