Adela Cathcart vs Butcher's Crossing: Which Should You Read?
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Adela Cathcart
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A collection of fairy tales, parables and poems by MacDonald--some of which had already appeared in periodicals.
Butcher's Crossing
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In the 1870s, Will Andrews, fired up by Emerson to seek "an original relation to nature," drops out of Harvard and heads west. He washes up in Butcher's Crossing, a small Kansas town full of restless men looking for…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Butcher's Crossing highest: Butcher's Crossing 4.2 · Adela Cathcart 4.0.
- Adela Cathcart is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 4 for Butcher's Crossing.
- Butcher's Crossing has the widest readership — 42893 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Adela Cathcart | Butcher's Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (120) | 4.2 (42893) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (147) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (106) |
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Reception
| Adela Cathcart | Butcher's Crossing | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 120 | 42893 |
| Editions | 61 | 12 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 152 | — |
| Reading it now | 11 | — |
| Written reviews | 19 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 8926 |
| Pages | 149 | 265 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Adela Cathcart or Butcher's Crossing?
Butcher's Crossing has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Butcher's Crossing 4.2/5, Adela Cathcart 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Adela Cathcart or Butcher's Crossing?
Adela Cathcart is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Adela Cathcart (149 pages, ≈ 2 h 46 m); Butcher's Crossing (265 pages, ≈ 4 h 54 m).
Which is harder to read: Adela Cathcart or Butcher's Crossing?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Adela Cathcart: Challenging; Butcher's Crossing: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Adela Cathcart: no film adaptation on record; Butcher's Crossing: 4 film adaptations.