74 reviews for:

The Travels

Marco Polo

3.25 AVERAGE

thijsgb05's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous informative fast-paced

breadandmushrooms's review against another edition

2.0

lighthearted reflective fast-paced

wayfaring_witch's review against another edition

4.0

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For a reading challenge I had to read the book that has been on my to-read list the longest. When I pulled up my Goodreads, lo and behold there was "The Travels." I was a bit wary of it, but I know I added this when I read The Muqaddimah which I very much enjoyed. When I first started this book I was a bit nervous as it is written a bit dry and straightforward. Soon though, the thought of stepping into all these different cultures in the 13th century really fascinated me. I found myself digging more into these cultures (as well as the veracity of Polo's claims). 2018 Reading Women Challenge - The book that has been on your TBR the longest

frankiepooh's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging funny informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

ophiocordyceps's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

michelle_coenen's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous informative medium-paced

jake_cornelius's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous informative

roses37's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging informative slow-paced

stardewdreaming's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous slow-paced

dutchlee's review against another edition

3.0

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I really enjoyed Marco Polo. There isnt much in terms of plot but thats understandable since its meant to be a non-fiction book about the east. Some parts were quite repetitive as he goes through city by city and says how good the city was economically. This was more in the beginning and he soon got to more interesting parts where he tells stories of the cultures. I enjoyed reading about 13th century Asia. It's simply fascinating to get a picture of what life was like (although the prologue warns that some may be fictional).
I'm not sure if I would read this book again though.