Bahía de Chesapeake vs Black Jack: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Virginia, Westerns, Fiction
Bahía de Chesapeake
James A. Michener's enthralling new novel tells a magnificent historical saga of our land and its people, focusing on the generations of seven brawling, burgeoning families—their failures and triumphs, their uniquely…
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Black Jack
A Nature vs Nurture western, describing the genesis of "a born killer." Can there be such an animal? Is it not possible that birth and genetic inheritance bring out the best in a man, as well as the worst? Find out in…
The verdict
- Readers rate Bahía de Chesapeake highest: Bahía de Chesapeake 4.4 · Black Jack 3.8.
- Black Jack is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 16 for Bahía de Chesapeake.
- Bahía de Chesapeake has the widest readership — 228 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Bahía de Chesapeake | Black Jack | |
|---|---|---|
| Google Books | 4.5 (4) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (228) | — |
Reception
| Bahía de Chesapeake | Black Jack | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 228 | 1 |
| Editions | 33 | 335 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 21724 | 1926 |
| Pages | 865 | 220 |