By Sorrow's River vs Sin killer: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Berrybender family, Eccentrics and eccentricities, Women immigrants, British, Young women, Bildungsromans
By Sorrow's River
“It was a day of fine sunlight.”
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Raising her young son, Monty, Tasmin Berrybender hopes to turn him into an English gentleman despite his life on the trail toward Santa Fe, an endeavor that is compromised by painful occurrences in the lives of Tasmin's…
Sin killer
“IN the darkness beyond the great Missouri's shore at last lay the West, toward which Tasmin and her family, the numerous Berrybenders, had so long been tending.”
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"It is 1830, and the Berrybender family, rich, aristocratic, English, and fiercely out of place, is on its way up the Missouri River to see the American West as it begins to open up." "Accompanied by a large and varied…
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The verdict
- Readers rate By Sorrow's River highest: By Sorrow's River 3.9 · Sin killer 3.7.
- Sin killer has the widest readership — 6153 ratings behind its score.
- By Sorrow's River runs the darker storyline; Sin killer stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| By Sorrow's River | Sin killer | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (2941) | 3.7 (6153) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (55) | 3.5 (83) |
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Reception
| By Sorrow's River | Sin killer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2941 | 6153 |
| Editions | 10 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1181 | 3235 |
| Reading it now | 187 | 574 |
| Written reviews | 176 | 469 |
| Wikipedia attention | 113 | 523 |
| Pages | 347 | 300 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: By Sorrow's River or Sin killer?
By Sorrow's River has the higher combined reader rating across sources (By Sorrow's River 3.9/5, Sin killer 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: By Sorrow's River or Sin killer?
Sin killer is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Sin killer (300 pages, ≈ 5 h 33 m); By Sorrow's River (347 pages, ≈ 6 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: By Sorrow's River or Sin killer?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — By Sorrow's River: Moderate; Sin killer: Moderate.