The Old Patagonian ExpressClassic · Travel, Nonfiction, Memoir
The Old Patagonian Express
1979 · 430 pages · Nonfiction
25
Classic
★ 3.93 on Goodreads · 12K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1981). 3.93★ from 12K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
25Must-Read Score
- Readers32 out of 100 · counts 40%+15
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Bestseller3 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #153 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #476 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1240 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1981)
Reads as
True story, Adventurous
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