Boone's Lick vs Hondo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women pioneers, Westerns, Fiction
Boone's Lick
In the Missouri town of Boone's Lick, a colorful cast of characters stands on the edge of the Western frontier ready to push west to Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming.
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Hondo
Two men. One woman. A land that demanded courage - or death ... He was a man etched by the desert's howling winds, a big, broad-shouldered man who knew the ways of the Apache and ways of staying alive. She was a woman…
The verdict
- Readers rate Hondo highest: Hondo 4.1 · Boone's Lick 3.9.
- Hondo is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Boone's Lick.
- Hondo has the widest readership — 15350 ratings behind its score.
- Boone's Lick runs the darker storyline; Hondo stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Boone's Lick | Hondo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (4231) | 4.1 (15350) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (2) | 3.4 (16) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (166) | 4.5 (182) |
Reception
| Boone's Lick | Hondo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4231 | 15350 |
| Editions | 9 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1541 | — |
| Reading it now | 430 | — |
| Written reviews | 315 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 278 | 5105 |
| Pages | 287 | 169 |