Bendigo Shafter vs Silver Canyon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Western, Frontier and pioneer life, Fiction
Bendigo Shafter
Ben Shafter helps his brother, his sister Lorna, and Ethan Sakett found a town in Wyoming while trying to learn more about Native Americans as well as whites.
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Silver Canyon
“You’re not wanted in Hattan’s Point,” Matt Brennan was told moments after arriving in town. “There’s trouble here and men are picking sides.” But Matt decided he wasn’t going anywhere. Not until he found out what the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Silver Canyon is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Bendigo Shafter.
- Bendigo Shafter has the widest readership — 4323 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Bendigo Shafter | Silver Canyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (4323) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 4.3 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (196) | 4.5 (240) |
Reception
| Bendigo Shafter | Silver Canyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4323 | 240 |
| Editions | 18 | 15 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1864 | — |
| Reading it now | 957 | — |
| Written reviews | 283 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 144 |
| Pages | 324 | 164 |