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I read books. Mostly travel books.

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Jack Kerouac's "On The Road"
3.6

Jack Kerouac

Did this book redefine travel writing, or is it essentially just a boring stream of consciousness?

On The Road | 1947 | 3 years | USA | hitchhiking
Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff's "Journal of Three Voyages along the Coast of China"
3.8

Karl Friedrich August Gützlaff

Is this guy a missionary or is he really a spy?

Journal Of Three Voyages Along The Coast Of China] | 1831 | 2 years | China | missionary work
Reinhold Messner's "Everest Solo"
6.4
Himalayas

Reinhold Messner

Did the best mountaineer ever write the best book about mountaineering ever?

Everest Solo | 1980 | 2 months | Himalaya | mountaineering
Jehan de Mandeville's "The Travels"
4.2
Iraq

Jean de Mandeville

Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?

The Travels | 1322 | 34 years | Europe, Africa, Asia | caravan, walking, ship
Andreas Altmann's "The Price Of Lightness"
4.2
Thailand

Andreas Altmann

How was an otherwise good travel book spoiled by too much preaching?

The Price Of Lightness | 2005 | 2 months | Southeast Asia | backpacking
Roald Amundsen's "The South Pole"
7.8
Antarctica

Roald Amundsen

Why is it almost impossible not to like the coolest guy in Antarctica?

The South Pole | 1910 | 2 years | South Pole | ship, dog sledding
Michael Wigge's "To The End Of The World, Without Any Money"
3.8
Antarctica

Michael Wigge

Is this book trivial and fun, or is it just plain boring?

To The End Of The World, Without Any Money | 2009 | 5 months | Antarctica | ship, backpacking
Robert Falcon Scott's "Diary"
8

Robert Falcon Scott

If this guy doesn’t write that well, then why did his words still leave me heartbroken?

Diary 1910-1912 | 1910 | 2 years | South Pole | ship, walking
Sven Hedin's "In The Heart Of Asia"
5
China

Sven Hedin

Are we looking at a career-obsessed explorer or at a blueprint for Indiana Jones?

In The Heart Of Asia | 1893 | 4 years | China | caravan
Rob Gifford's "China Road"
4.2

Rob Gifford

Are the errors in this book due to poor editing or is this an expert who doesn’t know his craft?

China Road | 2005 | 2 months | China | journalism
Ji Xianlin's "Wandering Around The World"
5.8
China

Ji Xianlin

Are these travel memoirs worth reading, or has censorship ruined them?

Wandering Around The World (行走天下) | 1934 | 70 years | world | research
Stanley Stewart's "Frontiers of Heaven"
4
China

Stanley Stewart

Is China really that quirky, or do we sometimes just want things to be a certain way?

Frontiers of Heaven | 1994 | 1 month | China | backpacking